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Life insurers prepare for grilling

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020
... sector identified by the Hayne Royal Commission, it is important that insurers and those in the industry are held accountable to ensure that they are making the crucial improvements needed to restore trust in the sector. The hearings will be spread across ...

Super funds called out over liquidity

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2020
... year, will be deferred until later in 2020. "It remains important that the banks and other entities are held publicly accountable. However, the banks are fully occupied in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic," Wilson said. "Therefore, it is prudent to ...

Financial Executive Women adds to leadership team

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2020
... transforming businesses into successful enterprises." "In her role on the group executive at Bendigo Bank, Alex was accountable for the performance of the retail and business banking division, including 3570 staff, a network of over 500 branches and ...

Accountant convicted in fee no service scam

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2020
... fined $7500. In delivering the sentence, Judge Sarah Dawes said: "[Cullen] held a position of trust and should be held accountable for providing misleading information. Offending of this nature undermines public confidence in the share market and public ...

Wells Fargo coughs up $4.5 billion

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2020
... announcement should serve as a stark reminder that no institution is too big, too powerful, or too well-known to be held accountable and face enforcement action for its wrongdoings." The DOJ said the consumer bank's unachievable sales goals forced employees ...

GAM profits fall 92%, management team overhauled

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020
... dividend. "I want to make sure that we're setting the right tone from the top of the firm and that is that we're accountable and committed," Sanderson said. The manager will also trim its group management board (GMB), dropping three. From April ...

Super fund reveals ASX 100 equality laggards

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2020
... For companies wanting to improve equality, the report recommends that they be more transparent, make senior leaders accountable, turn data into action, eliminate bias in the recruitment and promotion process, offer flexible work practices for both women ...

Former Wells Fargo chief banned for life

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020
... OCC's new charges. "The OCC's actions are consistent with my belief that we should hold ourselves and individuals accountable. They also are consistent with our belief that significant parts of the operating model of our Community Bank were flawed," ...

Government opens BEAR extension consultation

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2020
... and APRA. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said the obligations of FAR would make senior financial services executives more accountable for what happens under their watch. "These obligations will ensure that senior executives of these financial entities will ...

APRA joins in on Westpac scrutiny

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2019
... in Westpac's risk management framework are identified and addressed and that Westpac and those responsible are held accountable as appropriate." In addition, APRA said it will impose an immediate increase in Westpac's capital requirements of $500 million ...