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Capgemini appoints new Australian head

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2018
Capgemini has promoted its regional chief operating officer to lead its Australian and New Zealand business after the incumbent resigned from the position. Olaf Pietschner starts as Capgemini's head of Australia and New Zealand today. The digital consulting ...

Royal Commission backlash continues for banks: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2018
About one in three Australians are more likely to switch their banking institution as a direct result of the Royal Commission, according to new research. About 10% of respondents to a survey commissioned by the Customer Owned Banking Association claim ...

Chief economist update: Should have sold in May and gone away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2018
... from 50% to 25%. Lastly, not only is fiscal policy being loosened but monetary policy remains accommodative with the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) not expected to raise interest rates until sometime next year. But while the Australian domestic narrative ...

Powered by Lloyds and KPMG, insurtech offers cybersecurity insurance

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2018
... senior individuals within businesses and trick staff into paying or transferring large sums of money into the attackers' bank accounts, causing a real strain on the SME's cashflows. "The issue with these attcks is that SMEs are not insured for ...

New Government body to advance financial literacy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2018
... benefit payments made by ANZ and NAB as part of the settlement agreements with ASIC, resulting from the manipulation of the bank bill swap rate (BBSW). An additional $10 million will be committed by the Government, as outlined in the recent Federal Budget ...

Chief economist update: Italy and Spain an emerging ECB problem

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2018
Geo-politics remain the talk of the financial markets as Trump's rolling circus again came to the fore with his flip-flop-flip over the US-North Korean summit - just a day after Trump cancelled the summit, he declared it back on again. Make what ...

BlackRock names new head of iShares Australia

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2018
BlackRock appointed a new head of iShares for Australia, promoting from within. Jonathan Howie will be succeeded by Christian Obrist, relocating to Australia to take up the position. Howie has taken on a new role as head of index strategy, Asia-Pacific. ...

Global banking ethics standard coming to Australia

HARRISON WORLEY  |  SATURDAY, 26 MAY 2018
... bankers," Whitehead said. "In Australia and New Zealand, unlike many other countries, there is currently no requirement for bank staff to hold professional banking qualifications or to belong to a professional institute with an industry-wide code of ...

Boutique asset manager expands investment team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2018
... resource and investment banking organisations, Stanley said. Prior to Ralton, Gordon held roles with FAR, UBS Investment Bank and Salomon Smith Barney (Citigroup). Also welcoming Ramsay's appointment, Copia Investment Partners chief executive Sam Baillieu ...

Westpac off the hook in BBSW scandal

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2018
The Federal Court ruled Westpac's conduct in handling bank bill swap rates was "unconscionable" on four of the 16 occasions that ASIC alleged the bank manipulated the BBSW. While ASIC failed to prove Westpac traders had manipulated the BBSW, the bank ...