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The power of optimism

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2017
... suggest that a pick-up in wage growth is imminent, but nor does it suggest that a further slowing is in prospect." Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Philip Lowe said this in his prepared remarks at the 'Australia-Canada Economic Leadership Forum' ...

Former ANZ exec joins Xero board

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2017
... manager - wealth business and performance, and managing director of the New Zealand branch. She also led the development of the bank's payment strategy as general manager of direct banking and emerging channels, and served as general counsel and company ...

Global fintech heralds Australian expansion

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2017
... Prior to that, he was a senior project manager - technology and operational risk at Macquarie and a director at Deutsche Bank. He was also head of projects - global markets at Standard Chartered Bank, a senior manager at HSBC and chief financial officer ...

ING Direct partners with Apple Pay

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2017
Over half a million ING Direct customers will benefit from a new integration with Apple Pay. With 74% of the bank's customer interactions coming via its mobile app, the integration is in response to high demand from customers for the mobile payment ...

CBA caught out on unpaid super

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2017
... pay millions in unpaid superannuation to at least 7000 employees. The Finance Sector Union of Australia has revealed the bank has failed to pay part-time staff members their full 9.5% superannuation guarantee entitlements since as far back as 2009. According ...

Penklis returns with $275m private equity fund

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2017
Quadrant co-founder George Penklis, who stepped back from the industry in 2014, has returned to launch a new private equity fund in partnership with three other professionals. Odyssey Private Equity, which recently concluded a $275 million institutional ...

BNY Mellon strengthens insto team

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2017
... services industry. He was previously head of product at AMP Capital; head of premium market sales, capital markets at Westpac Bank, and head of sales and originations, at Lehman Brothers. Gambi began his financial services career at Citibank which spanned ...

Centrepoint hires Citigroup executive as CIO

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2017
ASX-listed advice group Centrepoint Alliance created a new chief investment officer role, appointing a former Citigroup executive in the process. The new CIO, Toby Lewis, was previously Citigroup's head of investment advisory and research. He oversaw ...

Bligh appointed ABA chief executive

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2017
... stability of our national economy and the prosperity and well-being of every Australian," Bligh said. "We all rely on our bank for the most important financial decisions of our lives, so we want a system that is open, fair and trustworthy. I am excited ...

Rubik shareholders mull acquisition by Geneva fintech

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2017
The directors of ASX-listed fintech company Rubik Financial unanimously recommended shareholders accept a proposal for the company to be acquired by a Geneva-based software provider. Under the terms of its binding scheme implementation deed, Temenos ...