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CFS joins firms in net zero alignment

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2021
As the COP26 summit approaches Colonial First State (CFS), the NZ Super Fund and Goldman Sachs have announced their commitment to net zero initiatives. CFS announced its alignment to the goals of the Paris Agreement and is committing to net zero emissions ...

FinClear wins Ord Minnett mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2021
Ord Minnett handed down a third-party clearing services mandate to FinClear for an agreed term of five years. The deal will integrate FinClear into Ord Minnett's workflows and bring EL&C Baillieu staff across to FinClear. Ord Minnett acquired EL&C ...

Economic recap: Week to October 15

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2021
... straightforward and appropriate template that policymakers might follow, and a couple of participants observed that giving advance notice to the general public of a plan along these lines may reduce the risk of an adverse market reaction to a moderation ...

Gender equality perception differs

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 OCT 2021
... agree that their organisation is putting this into practice. The gap between an organisation saying it will promote and advance women and actually doing it has widened a further 3.5% to 23%. "For these women the gap between "saying" and "doing" has widened ...

CBA completes review, sued by FWO

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2021
Commonwealth Bank finalised its three-year action plan by implementing recommendations from a prudential inquiry to improve its governance and culture. At the same time, it has been slammed with court proceedings for underpaying staff over $16 million. ...

CBA to detect abusive banking behaviour

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 11 OCT 2021
Commonwealth Bank is implementing artificial intelligence (AI) technology along with machine learning to detect abusive behaviour reflected in transaction descriptions within its banking services. Developed in CBA's AI Labs, the technology will be used ...

Australian Unity Property hires from AMP Capital

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2021
... cross functional relationships will be fundamental in sourcing capital and identifying appropriate equity opportunities to advance our strategic growth ambitions." Earlier in the year, Australian Unity announced it was purchasing Greengate Partnerships ...

Actuary of the Year named

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 SEP 2021
The Actuaries Institute named the principal at Sydney-based actuarial consultancy Taylor Fry as the 2021 Actuary of the Year for his work on social issues. Hugh Miller focuses on using data and complex analysis to improve public policy outcomes including ...

HESTA chief joins ICGN board

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2021
The International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN) appointed HESTA's chief executive to its board. HESTA's Debby Blakey has joined as a director and Australia's sole representative on the board. Also appointed, CalPERS board of administration Henry ...

Netflix insider trading ring charged

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2021
... repeatedly tipped this information to his brother, Joon Mo Jun, and his close friend, Junwoo Chon, who both used it to trade in advance of multiple Netflix earnings announcements. After Jun left Netflix as an employee, he continued to obtain confidential ...