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ASIC relaxes IPO red tape

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2020
... relief. As a part of its public consultation, ASIC received four non-confidential submissions from the Australian Investment Council, Australian Financial Markets Association, Law Council of Australia and On-Market BookBuilds.

Australian Unity investments GM to depart

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2020
... held executive positions at global investment firms and sovereign wealth funds such as the New Mexico State Investment Council and Hastings Funds Management. Esther Kerr-Smith, who was recently appointed Australian Unity's wealth and capital markets ...

Boe Pahari steps down

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2020
... includes Australian Financial Markets Association (AFMA), Asia Society and Women in Banking and Finance. The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) welcomed the announcement of Pahari's removal as chief executive of AMP Capital and ...

Law firm slams insurer mental health policies

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020
... treating doctors in order to pressure workers back to work or to otherwise minimise costs." At the recent Financial Services Council Life Insurers Summit, assistant minister for superannuation, financial services and financial technology Jane Hume said ...

FSC calls for scaled advice model

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2020
The Financial Services Council (FSC) has called on the government to implement a two-year trial of a scalable advice model, in a bid to increase access to affordable advice to Australians at a time when they need it most. The COVID-19 crisis has seen ...

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 executives cop pay cuts

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2020
... bosses have endured pay cuts as boards have reined in bonuses ahead of the COVID-19 pandemic according to the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). ACSI's CEO Pay in ASX200 Companies research shows that fixed pay and bonuses were ...

Government introduces pandemic payment

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2020
... Workers will be able to access the payment multiple times if they are required to self-isolate more than once. Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) secretary Sally McManus said the payment is a step forward but it is the minimum wage whereas the ...

Calls for financial services to include procurement targets

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020
... a part of the infrastructure of this, to be a part of the leadership. "We are at this point thanks to the work of the Council of Peaks, and particularly Pat Turner and Minister for Indigenous Australians Ken Wyatt. They are to be commended for this r ...

Life insurance at tipping point: Industry leaders

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020
Life insurance leaders have pushed for immediate and authentic change, lest current legacy business models and products hinder the growth and sustainability of the industry. Speaking at the Financial Services Council's (FSC) 2020 Life Insurance ...