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ANZ posts 54% profit rise

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021
ANZ posted a net profit after tax for the first quarter of $1.62 billion, up 54% on the average of the past two quarters. ANZ chief executive Shayne Elliott said it was a strong performance given the volatile trading conditions that highlights the benefits ...

Chief economist update: Patience is the word

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021
The US economy is not out of the woods yet and therefore, worrywarts need not be concerned over rising inflation - that would prompt the Fed taper policy accommodation. "Participants observed that the economy was far from achieving the committee's ...

Charter Hall bleeds profits, appoints director

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2021
The property investment group's profits are down 44.7% despite a steady increase in funds under management (FUM), according to its half-year results. Statutory profit plummeted to $173.2 million from $313.2 million in the 12 months prior and EBITDA ...

Continuous disclosure laws to stay

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2021
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg flagged that the temporary disclosure laws for public companies relaxed at the height of the coronavirus crisis will be made permanent. In May 2020, the government announced the temporary measures, modifying provisions under ...

Westpac prioritises risk management

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2021
Westpac announced risk management and rebuilding its culture will be its top priorities for 2021. The bank paid $105 million to about 548,000 customers it has wronged during the first quarter ending December 2020, as announced in a trading update this ...

Revolution hires to investment team

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2021
The private debt boutique has added a former Challenger investor as a portfolio manager, and an associate portfolio manager from JANA. Steve Sutinen has joined Revolution Asset Management as a portfolio manager. He spent 21 years at Challenger, including ...

CBA guilty of deceptive conduct

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2021
The Federal Court has found Commonwealth Bank of Australia made false or misleading statements and engaged in deceptive conduct on over 12,000 occasions. Justice Lee found that CBA breached financial services law 12,119 times when charging a rate of ...

ASIC to take targeted approach with PIP

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2021
ASIC commissioner Sean Hughes said the government's Product Intervention Powers (PIP) will allow the regulator to take a targeted, calibrated and less prescriptive approach to regulation. Speaking at the Australian Finance Industry Association Risk ...

Cbus hires new group executive

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2021
The $60 billion industry super fund for the construction and building sector has expanded its leadership team with a new hire. Kristin Miller has been appointed as group executive, people and culture. "We are very pleased to welcome Kristin Miller to ...

Netwealth boosts profit, FUA

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2021
The platform provider posted a 34.5% increase in statutory profit and a $4.5 billion rise in funds under administration in its half-year results. Netwealth's statutory profit reached $27.6 million and funds under administration grew to $38.8 billion ...