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Tariff exemption a sigh of relief: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2018
... agreement so we don't have to impose steel or aluminium tariffs." Mexico and Canada are also exempt. Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry chief executive James Pearson said Australia must now use its diplomatic skills to help to avert a global ...

Sunsuper director steps down

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2018
... years' experience to the role and is currently servicing as president (and non-executive director) of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry for Queensland (CCIQ), Sunsuper's employer representative body, and a non-executive director of the Australian ...

Financial services firms eye machine learning

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2017
... to two years, particularly in cyber-security defence, Lane told a recent BAE Systems and Australian British Chamber of Commerce event. Australia's financial services industry is a high-profile target internationally for cyber-security threats, but the ...

Australia lax in fighting financial crime

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 OCT 2017
... experts. ANZ financial crime risk professional Rachel Waldren told the BAE Systems and Australian British Chamber of Commerce panel discussion that despite being well regulated and spending large amounts of money in detecting and preventing financial ...

CareSuper announces new deputy chair

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2017
... board experience includes current directorships for the New South Wales Business Chamber and the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The announcement was welcomed by chair of the board, Cate Wood who said: "Terry has been a valued member of ...

Westpac alters incentive structure

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016
... employee incentives, including the removal of all product related incentives. In a speech to the Australia Israel Chamber of Commerce in Melbourne, Hartzer revealed Westpac will be removing all product related incentives from tellers in the Westpac branch ...

New board members at Sunsuper

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2016
... billion fund. Joining Sunsuper's board are Theresa Moltoni and Professor Mark Harvey. The pair replace outgoing Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland (CCIQ) appointed directors Rob Hutchinson and Paul Lahiff. Moltoni brings more than 25 years' ...

Dissatisfied customers 'unreasonable', 'acting improperly': CBA

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2016
... improving culture within in the financial sector services during a keynote address to the Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce, Narev said: "In some cases we have customers who feel dissatisfied because they are being unreasonable, and because they are ...

New boss for Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2016
Former Shell Australia executive James Pearson is the new chief executive of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI). Pearson replaces Kate Carnell, who was recently appointed by the Federal Government as the first Small Business and ...

Industry bodies clash over pension proposal

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2016
The Combined Pensioners and Superannuants Association (CPSA) has branded "offensive" an Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) proposal to turn the Age Pension into a loan recoverable against the family home. In a pre-Budget submission the ...