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Please be aware of the nearest exit

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
As the conversation changes towards what the future will look like beyond COVID-19, the major topic at the forefront is what exit strategy lays ahead. Whether government, business or individual, the economic ramifications from the measures taken to ...

Few redundancies but pay cuts abound: Recruiter

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
The financial services industry in Australia is one of the lucky ones right now with businesses still operational but while firms seem keen to hang on to their people, pay cuts are commonplace. April insights from financial services recruiter Profusion ...

IOOF joins FEW corporate partner lineup

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... plus career," she said. The group recently launched FEW Connect, live streaming four sessions a week on a range of topics, free to members and staff of corporate partners. "IOOF will now be able to provide this service to not only their women, but their ...

ERS at risk of significant delays: ISA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2020
... said. "It is tempting to tap into your super early, some may want to do so as a savings buffer, but nothing in life is for free and cracking open your nest egg comes at steep cost -it should be treated as a last resort." Senator Jane Hume, Assistant ...

Former ASIC lawyer joins private firm

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2020
A former senior manager at ASIC has taken on a new role in the financial services regulatory practice of a well-known Australian law firm. Herbert Smith Freehills announced Lesley Symons had been appointed as an executive counsel in its financial services ...

The great fall of China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2020
Back in pre-coronavirus days, the thought that the Chinese economy would slow below the government's target of around 6.0% was enough to send chills down the spine of many investors and businesses. If memory serves me right, there were even forecasts ...

ERS can be drawn from multiple funds: ATO

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... download and check each day. The payments will be subject to proportioning rules and funds are required to make the payment tax-free. Meanwhile, APRA released an update to help super trustees understand their ongoing responsibilities. APRA said in dealing ...

Pendal reports $3.9bn in outflows, slips below $100 bn

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2020
... Group chief executive officer Emilio Gonzalez said. "...At corporate level, Pendal has a strong balance sheet and is debt free. We are maintaining our cost discipline whilst ensuring that we continue to enhance our operating platforms for the benefit ...

Vale Ted Evans

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2020
Tributes are flowing for former Westpac chair and Treasury secretary Ted Evans, who passed away over the weekend. Evans, who had been battling cancer, joined the Australian Treasury in 1968 and devoted 43 years of his working life to public service ...

Will COVID-19 kill the balanced option?

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... based framework doesn't preclude any investment manager from any particular strategic asset allocation, trustees will be free to offer their members a wide range of risk levels, because we still want a wide variety of choice," Geffin added. "But the ...