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APRA to reopen old wounds for CBA, IOOF

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2018
... will delve further into tax refunds paid to a related party thanks to the Suncorp Portfolio Services Limited (SPSL) case study - which may not be consistent with the requirements of Prudential Standard SPS 231 Outsourcing. Maurizio Pinto, the executive ...

Stale boys club lingers on: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2018
... report offensive behaviour or exclusion from work events based on their gender. According to the University of Sydney, a study of 127 women working in investment management in Australia showed 13% have experienced sexual harassment. Gender-related offensive ...

CFA Australia names first chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2018
... skills and knowledge needed for success in the rapidly evolving industry. Candidates aspiring to become CFA qualified will study the new materials for the June and December 2019 examinations.

Boutique fund house backs zinc project

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2018
... finance facilities of up to US$60 million. In total, the oversubscribed placement raised $5 million to fund a feasibility study which is expected to be completed by mid-2019. It will also be used for general working capital. The placement price of $0.035 ...

Advisers can't ignore CIPR debate: SSGA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2018
... "to come into play" and carry the risk of a "huge product build up" no one would buy. The latest SSGA global retirement study shows less than 20% of working Australians are optimistic about their financial situation in retirement, with 45% saying they ...

CFA adds AI and fintech to curriculum

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2018
... skills and knowledge needed for success in the rapidly evolving industry. Candidates aspiring to become CFA qualified will study the new materials for the June and December 2019 examinations. Fintech enters the curriculum at Level I and II, covering ...

Chief economist update: Younger migrants and the elderly keep wages low

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2018
Australians, all, there's now 25 million of us... and counting. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported that the country's population reached 25 million shortly after 11pm AEST on August 7. According to the report, population has ...

NULIS names new chair

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2018
... Centuria Life, the Motor Accidents Insurance Board and Mission Australia. NULIS, owned by the NAB group, has been the case study of the Royal Commission for the last two days. NULIS acknowledged in its five submissions it engaged in misconduct falling ...

Royal Commission revisits fees for no service

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2018
... be hit with $67 million in compensations costs Hodge said the Commission will hear from MLC's trustee NULIS as a case study after it admitted to engaging in conduct that fell below community expectations. In a statement handed down to the Commission ...

Financial literacy in females continues to lag

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2018
... almost all aspects of financial literacy and by considerable measure, according to the latest HILDA survey. For the latest study, University of Melbourne researchers administered a five-point financial literacy test, assessing respondents on numeracy ...