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MLC Life Insurance joins forces with Insignia Financial

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2022
... an assessor from MLC Life Insurance will call the member to finalise the claim, and members can continue to track the progress via LifeView. MLC Life Insurance chief claims officer Andrew Beevors said the new service highlighted how the company was making ...

NAB evades AUSTRAC fine for non-compliance

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2022
... assessments, transaction monitoring, and governance and assurance. In a statement, AUSTRAC has said it will monitor NAB's progress to ensure that actions are taken within set timeframes and maintain regular discussions with the bank. Additionally, an ...

Commonwealth Bank appoints new chair

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2022
... support of the board, chief executive and management team I am absolutely committed to helping CBA build on the strong progress achieved over recent years under Catherine's leadership and continuing to deliver rewarding outcomes for all our stakeholders," ...

Pain of commodity price increases to last: World Bank

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2022
... opportunity to increase economic growth at home and avoid actions that will bring harm to the global economy," he said. Any progress made to reduce poverty will likely stall this year too, the World Bank said, as wheat prices increase more than 40% and ...

Principal Financial Group announces ESG index

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2022
... help improve financial inclusion now and in the future. "Financial inclusion is at the foundation of global economic progress," Principal chief executive Dan Houston said. "When people are excluded from the financial system it hinders their ability to ...

UK regulator introduces diversity rules for listed entities

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2022
... should start appearing in annual reports from Q2 next year. The rules will be reviewed in three years' time to ensure progress and that set targets are still relevant, the FCA said. "This approach allows flexibility for smaller firms or those based overseas. ...

Salaries soar but uncertainty remains: Recruiter

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2022
The boutique agency has highlighted the rise in salary packages for all sectors as they look to transform their marketing capability, build digital skillsets, and refresh sales functions. Preceptor managing director Mark O'Connor said that the biggest ...

NGS closes socially responsible option

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2022
... have set an ambitious target of 2030 for a carbon-neutral investment portfolio, towards which we are making excellent progress. But this is not the only work we are doing in the ESG space - we are also updating our exclusions and mapping our investments ...

Janus Henderson launches net zero ETF

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2022
... "Natural resources remain the essential building blocks of daily life and continue to underpin our economic and social progress," Sullivan said. "We believe sustainable natural resource companies have a key role to play in supporting the transition to ...

New scaled advice offering launches

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
A new digital, scalable financial advice solution has launched to help advisers cater to those who don't require a comprehensive offering. Scientiam, founded by Arch Capital managing director Nigel Baker, aims to assist advisers in servicing clients ...