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Chief economist update: The vaccine has landed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2021
... and a half, a few percent, maybe, in Australia," according to Victoria's chief health officer, Brett Sutton - the majority of Australians welcome the vaccine's roll-out. "The Melbourne Institute's fortnightly 'Taking the Pulse' survey ...

CFA unveils December exam results

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021
... insurance. In mid-2020, the institute surveyed its global members asking about the impact of COVID-19 on their employment. The majority (77%) reported that their roles were unaffected, while nearly half said their firms had either frozen hiring (36%) ...

ANZ posts 54% profit rise

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021
... successfully managed a significant increase in customer and transaction values while keeping costs in check. He said the majority of ANZ employees are still working remotely in the wake of the COVID-19 lockdowns.

Wage subsidy to rescue advice industry

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2021
... Intra-fund phone-based teams have also grown. "However, for face-to-face advisers/senior advisers, growth is stable with the majority of vacancies being replacement roles as opposed to growth," Gordon says. However, Kaizen Recruitment's Simon Gvalda ...

Super must prioritise cybersecurity risk: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2021
... baseline standards introduced while 85% said existing frameworks and standards should be aligned and streamlined. The majority (82%) of breaches relate to phishing emails, followed by identity theft (56%), human error or negligence (55%) and malware ...

Wage subsidy needed for new entrants: AFA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021
... "would make a material difference in encouraging financial advice practices to appoint professional year candidates". "The majority of financial advice practices are small businesses who are currently under tremendous financial strain, however with the ...

Pinnacle reports bumper first half

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021
... Funds under management for the ASX-listed firm grew to $70.5 billion at the end of December 2020 or 14% year on year. The majority of its FUM comprises the institutional business, which reached $53.8 billion at the end of the period. Retail FUM of $16.7 ...

Super funds bow to divestment pressure

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021
... Petroleum, BHP, Santos, Washington H Soul Pattinson, Whitehaven Coal and Oil Search. "Despite this recent progress, the majority of Out of Line companies continue to enjoy the financial backing of the majority of our super funds," Market Forces said. ...

Billionaires profit from pandemic: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2021
... billionaires saw their bank balances swell between March and December 2020 in Oxfam's latest report The Inequality Virus. The majority of the 295 economists from around the world canvased in the survey predict the pandemic will fuel income inequality ...

Big year for ESG ahead: MSCI

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021
... endowments/foundations and pension funds. All together the executives manage around $18 trillion in assets. An overwhelming majority (73%) said they plan to increase ESG investment either significantly or moderately by the end of 2021. "The move towards ...