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Female ASX 200 chiefs fall

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2020
... chief executive appointments are drawn from 'line' roles (with profit and loss accountability) or from the role of chief financial officer. Yet, only 12% of line roles are currently held by women. "Concerningly, in the last year, the proportion of ASX200 ...

Advice disciplinary body delayed

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020
Financial advisers will have to wait until June 2021 for the long-awaited disciplinary body that is purported to professionalise the industry. Assistant Minister for Superannuation, Financial Services and Financial Technology, Senator Jane Hume flagged ...

Suncorp wealth business down

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2020
... a solid position and responded quickly to keep our people safe and our customers in need protected through access to financial relief measures. At the same time, we have maintained the financial and operational strength of our business." The board determined ...

Take your CAPE ratio with a grain of salt

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2020
... Shiller's ratio has exceeded 31 include the months prior to Black Tuesday in 1929 (often considered the prelude to the Great Depression), from June 1997 until August 2001 (the tech boom and bust), and at the end of 2017 until October 2018 - after ...

CBA profit takes hit, dividend cut

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2020
... customers and shareholders, while continuing to invest in innovation for the future," he said. "Our people have also shown great dedication during a challenging period, enabling us to maintain delivery of essential banking services to support the financial ...

Maurice Blackburn slams FSC

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2020
Law firm Maurice Blackburn has slammed the Financial Services Council over its renewed campaign to allow insurers to call the shots on medical claims. Maurice Blackburn principal Josh Mennen said the changes would enable insurers to only pay the medical ...

Chief economist update: Good US employment news is not so good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2020
... of joblessness remains worryingly high - it's still higher than the 10.0% peak recorded during the great financial crisis. This is concerning because my back of the envelope calculations show that the US economy has lost a total of 12.4 million jobs ...

Investment committees not up to scratch

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2020
... Ahead Institute has identified the flaws in investment committee practices and governance. The research, Going from good to great, points to the aviation industry as one the investment industry could stand to learn from. The aircraft industry uses structured-learning ...

Pension funds apply pressure on climate change

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2020
... behind this latest climate change action. "It is more clear than ever that the climate crisis poses a systemic threat to financial markets and the real economy, with significant disruptive consequences on asset valuations and our nation's economic stability," ...

Property winners, losers of COVID-19 crisis

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2020
... property investments have driven further interest in diversified property portfolios, he said. "Niche sectors have developed a great deal of investment interest from clients and have often taken an elevated status in our recommended solutions," he said. ...