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Citi names client director from within

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2021
... are proud to be growing our wealth management business at a time when many companies are focused on rebuilding following COVID-19, and other wealth managers are facing a period of uncertainty." Liu added: "As client director, I will ensure Citi Australia ...

SMSFs primed for best financial interests duty

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2021
... government will progress important reforms, such as the Retirement Income Covenant, that were put on the backburner when COVID-19 hit. It will work with the SMFSA soon to improve the retirement needs and strategies of members, she said, adding that superannuation ...

Chief economist update: Red metal turning red hot

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2021
... major economies remain in contraction (in year-on-year terms) at the end of 2020 and despite the roll-out of vaccines, the COVID-19 pandemic (and now its variants) remain with us, triggering stop-and-go snap lockdowns in most countries. The lingering ...

Financial services sees improved mental health

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021
Despite the trials and tribulations brought on by COVID-19, those working in the financial services industry overall saw an increase in mental health, according to SuperFriend. The financial and insurance services industries climbed from sixth place ...

CommSec launches trade knowledge tool

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021
... CommSec said first time traders contributed to around 10% of total trades since February 2020, compared with 4% prior to COVID-19. Additionally, the data found the number of first-time traders more than doubled since February last year, up to 18% from ...

Fiducian profit, growth jump

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021
... half-year once again demonstrate the resilience of our business, our ability to withstand the challenges posed by the impacts of COVID-19 on the economic environment and track-record to deliver stable returns to shareholders," Singh said.

Industry fund chief executive to depart

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021
... organisation and I'm very proud of the many successes achieved over that period, none more so than the way UniSuper navigated the COVID-19 environment in 2020," O'Sullivan said. "However, after almost 40 years in the work force and a very intense last ...

To keep or not to keep JobKeeper

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021
... assistance scheme, which Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said showed growing strength in Australia's economic recovery from COVID-19." "New Tax Office figures showed 1.54 million workers remained on JobKeeper at the end of 2020 - down from 3.6 million ...

Financial sector has deep pockets for philanthropy: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2021
... billion to philanthropic efforts in 2020, which is 17% more than the prior year. Thirty firms donated over $175 million to COVID-19 relief efforts, typically viral research and local communities, the 2020 GivingLarge Report found. Mining companies BHP ...

Chief economist update: Money plus confidence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021
... to the Budget Papers 2020-21, amounts to "$98 billion in response and recovery support, including $25 billion under the COVID-19 Response Package and $74 billion under the JobMaker Plan". And just as Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg ruled out the possibility ...