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Australians gifted new tech index

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2019
Aussie tech lovers and investors alike can celebrate a little early this silly season thanks to the announcement of a whole new S&P tech index set to track the movers and losers of Australia's booming tech sector. Set to launch February 21 next year ...

New head for Sydney Stock Exchange

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2019
... designed to support up-and-coming Australian companies and bring more benefits of competition to the Australian market. "Our focus is very much on growth companies - businesses that have a track record and are looking to take the next step but may not ...

APRA joins in on Westpac scrutiny

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2019
... investigation into Westpac for possible breaches of the Banking Act. The prudential regulator said the investigation will focus on the conduct that led to AUSTRAC launching its criminal charges against the bank over an alleged 23 million breaches of ...

Ord Minnett chief resigns

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2019
... Lee survey in small caps," Morris said. The chair applauded Gunning for strengthening Ord Minnett's reputation. Gunning's "focus on risk management and advice process have ensured that Ords reputation for providing industry leading advice has continued ...

Government fund appoints new chair

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2019
... executive of Sunsuper, with which QSuper is considering a merger. "Don has very strong credentials and is well known for his focus on members. I am looking forward to working with Don over this very importance phase in QSuper's history," QSuper chief ...

J.P. Morgan secures mandate extension

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2019
... the services we need to build on our reputation as one of Australia's most responsible investment managers with a strong focus on performance and value for money." LGS said key services will include the physical safekeeping of assets, and account and ...

CBA underpayments reach $53 million

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2019
... payslips, accounting for over one billion hours worked by approximately 250,000 current and former employees." "While a focus of the review has been paying people as quickly as possible, we have also implemented a new payroll system with enhanced governance ...

Pendal family office lead moves to boutique

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019
... started in the role on December 2. The move comes as Regal restructures its distribution efforts to a channel or segment focus. As a part of this its distribution head Aidan Kelleher left the company. Saunders is not the only one to leave Pendal for ...

Sam Henderson attempts to set record straight

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019
... good thing." Following the Royal Commission, Henderson said he embarked on a men's retreat and read a lot of books to focus on self-reflection and self-development. He now refers to the Royal Commission as a "gift", he said. During the discussion ...

ASIC urges improved insurance outcomes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019
ASIC has called on the superannuation industry to improve consumer outcomes in relation to life insurance provided through superannuation. In the new report, titled Insurance in superannuation: Industry implementation of the Voluntary Code of Practice ...