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Industry veterans recognised

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2019
... Asset Management's Emmanuel Clive Pohl, better known as Manny Pohl, received the honour for service to the finance sector and to the community. Kathryn Fagg, a board member for the Reserve Bank was recognised for services to business and finance ...

CBA owes staff $15 million

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2019
Commonwealth Bank Australia (CBA) notified the Finance Sector Union (FSU) it will have to reimburse staff after a series of errors resulted in workers being underpaid. Thousands of current and former employees of CBA and BankWest have been underpaid ...

Big banks, super funds join forces for sustainability

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2019
... Taskforce. It will be guided by a steering committee who aim to develop a set of recommendations to assist the finance sector in moving to a more resilient and sustainable economy. IAG Group executive Jacki Johnson will co-chair the initiative. She said ...

Financial Standard unwrapped: Our top stories in 2018

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 DEC 2018
... a plan to discontinue its Virtual Advice offering, which triggered urgent workplace meetings between the Finance Sector Union and impacted BTFG employees. HSBC quietly exits financial advice HSBC quietly called time on its Financial Advice arm in July ...

Increase adviser standards sector-wide: FSU

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2018
... financial advisers should be rolled out across the entire financial services sector. That is the view of the Finance Sector Union which said a process of professionalisation should extend to other occupations within the sector, including lending specialists ...

FSU, FSC respond to interim report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018
The Finance Sector Union has welcomed the release of Commissioner Hayne's interim report, labeling it an important first step in reforming the financial services industry. FSU national secretary Julia Angrisano said the union agrees wholeheartedly ...

BTFG faces possible union action

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2018
The Finance Sector Union is planning urgent workplace meetings and teleconferences with BT Financial Advice employees impacted by a planned restructure of BT Financial Group's advice offering. Last week BT Financial Group told Financial Standard ...

Royal Commission on social media: Regulators under scrutiny

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2018
... straight this week, commentators took to Twitter to have their say. Hardly a surprise given the #BankingRC > "...The banking, finance and insurance sector now has the lowest Ethics Index score of all sectors this year..." > @GovInstAus Ethics Index https://t.co/aFMfY5A7OI ...

RECAP: Advice in the Royal Commission spotlight (Days 6- 9)

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
... 2018". Meanwhile, leading investment professionals told Financial Standard that the RC is "likely to affect the finance sector for some time." Financial Standard's poll also revealed more than half (55%) of FS readers thinks the RC will result in more ...

Royal Commission must be extended: FSU

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018
... financial services Royal Commission, as revelations of misconduct continue to arise from the inquiry. The Finance Sector Union said the inquiries of Commissioner Kenneth Hayne should not be halted due to time constraints. Additionally, the FSU believes ...