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Celebrating women in financial services

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2021
... annual Women In Financial Services report last year found Australia's major financial services firms have the second-highest representation of women on executive committees in the world. In 2019, women held 34% of executive committee roles, according ...

Westpac best for ESG reporting in Australia: Report

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAR 2021
Westpac Banking Corporation has been ranked as among the best in the world for ESG reporting. It was the highest-ranked company in the ASX 50 for levels of transparency on ESG issues, according to the Currie Global ESG Monitor (GEM) study. The positive ...

Chief economist update: More manna from UK Treasury

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAR 2021
... billion." According to Sunak, this will raise the UK's budget deficit to £355 billion this year (17% of GDP) - the highest level since WWII - with another £234 billion (10.3% of GDP) forecast for 2022. But he has a plan. Sunak plans "future changes ...

Stimulus, ERS boost financial comfort

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2021
... economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns. ME Bank said, as a result, the overall comfort index reached its highest level since the survey began in October 2011. It is also 7% higher than the historical average (5.50). "Indeed, the key ...

FPA names Gwen Fletcher Memorial Award winner

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021
... of the Gwen Fletcher Memorial Award. Named after the late "first lady of financial planning", the award recognises the highest performing student in the CFP Certification Unit (CFP C) for each semester, with demonstrable dedication to providing high-quality ...

Chief economist update: Australia's virtuous cycle

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021
... January - above its long-run average of +6 and despite lower than the +13 recorded in November last year, remains the highest in three years. The Westpac-Melbourne Institute index of consumer sentiment increased by 1.9% in February from 107.0 in January. ...

Public sector super satisfaction rises

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2021
... making the investment decisions!" Industry funds recorded a satisfaction score of 67.5% with Catholic Super taking out the highest rating of 75.5% ahead of Cbus, Tasplan, UniSuper and CareSuper. Meanwhile, retail fund satisfaction came in at 63.1% with ...

Financial services workers hunt new roles

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2021
... businesses are likely to give pay rises this year, however 33% of professionals said they are expecting a pay rise. The highest paid job in wealth management is as a head of advice/director which is bringing in an average of over $200,000 per year. Financial ...

Revolution hires to investment team

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2021
... Saija. She has also worked as a fixed income analyst at Challenger. "Steve and Lucie are investment professionals of the highest calibre with extensive experience in private debt portfolio management and deal origination, structuring and analysis. They ...

Financial services sees improved mental health

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021
... Insurance and the Royal Commission. The report found that the industry's overall thriving workplace score leapt to the second highest in 2020, from just sixth in 2019 (up by 3.3 points to 67.6 out of 100). All five domains of thriving workplaces (connectedness ...