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PROFILE: Westpac GM of bank financial planning

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2014
... managerial level at the age of 28. "In those days that was looked upon as pretty good." His first managerial role was in human resources, which he says he didn't enjoy. "You're away from the front line in a head office area, and I'm not a head office ...

Australian Ethical hires new Head of Ethics

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2014
... corporate advocacy, whereby companies are encouraged to improve their ethical behaviour across a number of issues, including human rights and climate change Prior to joining the St James Ethics Centre in 2011, Palmer worked in law, finance and investment ...

AMP to launch integrated mobile app

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2014
... that this is actually a bigger deal and a lot more money," she said. "We've been doing a lot of work at the moment around human-centred design, and actually engaging customers in helping us design communication products and services, and I think one ...

APRA releases final SuperStream reporting standards

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2013
... when manual processing may be more appropriate, APRA said: "The agencies recognise that there will always be a role for human intervention in administrative functions, whether for quality assurance, fraud control or error remediation. However, SuperStream ...

Responsible investment takes centre stage at ASFA conference

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2013
... Australia (ASFA) 2013 National Conference in Perth this week. Speaking at the opening plenary session, international celebrity human rights lawyer Geoffrey Robertson put responsible, ethical investment at the heart of his address. Speaking about the ...

ANZ praises ASIC "integrity" amid consumer complaints

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2013
... acknowledged that five submissions to the inquiry came from disgruntled ANZ clients who were affected mostly by home loans. "The human cost of financial failure is high, for example as retirement and other savings are compromised," the bank admitted. ...

Former UniSuper CEO joins UCA FM board

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2013
... Altogether, 21 ASX-listed companies are excluded. UCA Funds Management seeks to positively screen companies that "invest in human welfare, dignity and respect, and for the general good." Currently the fund has $900 million in assets under management. ...

Pension rule changes to benefit 740,000

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2013
... Payment, income support allowances and supplements such as the Parenting Payment and Newstart, paid by the Department of Human Services and the Department of Veterans' Affairs.

LUCRF Super joins global calls to improve worker safety

STAFF REPORTER  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2013
... partnered with the Australian Council of Super Investors (ACSI) to produce research papers into the labour standards and human rights policies of Australia's top 200 companies. The results found that there was significant room for companies to improve ...

Rational exuberance?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2013
... "We are at the cusp of another round of global monetary easing". Hip, hip... Mo' money for you and for me and the entire human race. Yes Virginia, be happy for even 'the maestro' (Alan Greenspan) has reappeared on Bloomberg Television go forth and buy. ...