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Royal Commission seeks further disclosure over financial misconduct

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2018
... and inappropriate dealing with life insurance claims. Orr explained there are also submissions from both financial institutions and the general public that display a frustration over the time to navigate the relative dispute resolution networks. She ...

BlackRock names head of financial institution

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2018
BlackRock appointed a head of financial institutions group to focus on insurance organisations in Asia Pacific. Based in Hong Kong, Kimberly Kim will begin the newly-created post in April. Kim will be responsible for formulating and executing an integrated ...

Financial services pay top dollar for compliance, IT skills

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018
... (inclusive of superannuation). Those with more than eight years' experience can command more than $190,000. Financial institutions are also willing to pay a premium for IT specialists in 2018, as transformation projects harness digital and data analytics ...

Wells Fargo opens up on pay gaps

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018
... proposal issued by Boston-based impact investment firm Arjuna Capital, which has been pressuring major US financial institutions for some time. Citi was the first bank to disclose its pay gap information in early January, followed by Bank of America ...

Institutions urged to overhaul outdated risk management practices

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2018
Australia's financial institutions lack the capability to understand and manage risks that flow from rapidly changing social attitudes and should consider creating a dedicated role in response. That is the view of the Actuaries Institute's Ian Laughlin ...

Ignition Wealth appointment flags fintech future

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2018
... technical and business development. The firm said its software solution has been initially welcomed by Irish financial institutions and the business is currently completing scoping work for customised digital financial advice applications for large scale ...

IOOF recruits former Australian Unity executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2018
... to legal expertise which has seen him previously hold strategy and regulatory roles with the Victorian Financial Institutions Commission and ASIC. He held various senior roles with Australian Unity as well as with Aviva Australia, covering superannuation ...

Banks can take lead on financial inclusion

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2018
... financial inclusion isn't merely a corporate responsibility goal, it's a strategic growth opportunity for financial institutions across emerging markets in Asia-Pacific. "Not only does financial inclusiveness have a positive impact on financial institutions' ...

Citigroup takes action on pay inequality

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2018
... proposal. Responding to shareholder pressure, the move by Citi has been described as a major shift for US financial institutions given no financial services company targeted by shareholders regarding pay equity has taken action. In a statement on its ...

Siri and Alexa: The future of banking?

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2018
... devices a form of chatbot; a technology that is becoming increasingly prevalent among the digital channels of financial institutions. With this in mind, NAB launched 'Talk to NAB' using Google Home in late 2017, enabling customers to ask simple questions ...