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Finance is least ethical sector: Governance Institute

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2020
... of all sectors, new research shows. Governance Institute of Australia's fifth annual Ethics Index 2020 ranked the banking, finance and insurance industry at 18% with the lowest score across all sectors however, made a significant improvement on its ...

HNW platform adds Europe ESG strategy

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2020
... hired Mortgage Choice general manager of distribution David Zammit to its board. Zammit was previously Citi's head of banking and wealth management distribution in Australia and worked alongside Streater.

Nabtrade brokerage to support rural youth

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2020
... Luke Batty Foundation was the beneficiary of the initiative. Meanwhile, NAB was given the second highest score for the banking and financial services sector in Australia in the 2020 Dow Jones Sustainability Index. NAB scored strongly in priority areas ...

Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative launches

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2020
... duplicate the work of other industry bodies such as the Responsible Investment Association Australasia, the Australian Banking Association, the Insurance Council or the Investor Group on Climate Change, but will be informed by those groups, he added. ...

AFCA pivots to member experience

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2020
... awarded or obtained $258.6 million in compensation or refunds to complainants. Most complaints lodged with AFCA related to banking and finance at 58%, down from 60% last year. This was followed by general insurance at 24%, superannuation at 9% and financial ...

Aussie dividends lag on global stage

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2020
... lower compared to last year, so the underlying fall was less severe at 40.3%." Janus Henderson said the heavy reliance on banking dividends in Australia has long been a source of major risk. "Last year banks accounted for half the dividends in the Australian ...

Former HESTA chair joins Assemble

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2020
... also comprising of five other Australian business leaders with experience across property, super, responsible investment, banking, finance, aged care and not-for-profits. Emslie is an experienced chair and non-executive director and has a wealth of expertise ...

Chief economist update: A vaccine and a better vaccine

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2020
... from March. Just last week, US Fed chair Jerome Powell told fellow central bankers at the annual ECB Forum on Central Banking that: "The vaccine is certainly good and welcome news for the medium term, although significant challenges and uncertainties ...

Mike Baird to chair government fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020
... role. He was Premier of NSW from 2014 to 2017. Prior to entering politics, he was head of corporate and institutional banking at HSBC and global relationship manager at NAB.

Chief economist update: We're not there yet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020
... enthusiasm" was the overriding message from the world's top three central bankers at the annual ECB Forum on Central Banking 2020, held online on November 11-12. The head honchos of the US Federal Reserve, European Central Bank and the Bank of England's ...