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Life, funeral insurers cop $14m fine

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2023
... the judge said. The banking Royal Commission grilled Howden about the boiler room sales tactics he imposed on his call centre staff, incentivising them to sell at all costs to vulnerable customers, namely those living in remote areas and First Nations ...

Cbus delivers strong returns, grapples property headwinds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2023
... status in office space compared to the index. The fund acquired stakes in Pacific Fair on the Gold Coast and Macquarie Centre in Sydney. Cbus has also been "more focused" on Australia rather than offshore, given that offshore property, particularly in ...

RIAA chief executive to exit

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2023
... O'Connor said. He added that the organisation has evolved from "a cottage industry on the side-lines" to "right in the centre of core financial services discussions, focus and regulatory development". Ross Piper, chair of the RIAA board, commented ...

Australian Unity buys up hospital land

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2023
... part of a plan to develop the area into a private hospital, allied healthcare, and retail facilities in a mixed-use town centre. It comes after Australian Unity reopened its fund in March to raise $350 million for upcoming deals and developments. Australian ...

Centuria looks to grow WA portfolio

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2023
The latest purchase of a $16 million Busselton neighbourhood shopping centre reflects the group's increased focus on the golden state, according to head of retail Bruce McCully. The daily needs neighbourhood shopping centre is anchored by a Coles ...

Cyber breach claims CalPERS member data

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023
... incident. This includes new protocols on the members benefits website and additional safeguards for those using its contact centre or visiting any of its offices. PBI provides its services to thousands of organisations around the world, with CalPERS ...

Macquarie shifts toward AI-first banking

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2023
... customer service functions," the bank said. "This includes generative artificial intelligence use cases in the contact centre with smart agent capabilities and a range of risk management processes to further enhance the protection of (our) 1.8 million ...

Property market peril to continue: Quay Global Investors

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2023
... aren't taking a hit at all. Those companies' values are up 7% or 8% and recently Vicinity Centres sold a shopping centre at a premium," he said. He added retail valuations are "holding up really well", with companies like Scentre Group and Vicinity ...

AMP rolls out new North features

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023
In a bid to improve advice practice efficiency, AMP introduced a new Record of Advice (ROA) process to the platform, while also upgrading its MyNorth Lifetime Super Calculator. The new ROA template contains pre-formatted tables and charts detailing ...

Former Big Un executive smacked with insider trading charge

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2023
... then, the maximum sentence has increased to 15 years imprisonment. The matter has been listed for mention at the Downing Centre Local Court on July 25. In February, ASIC commenced legal proceedings against former Big Un chief executive Richard Evertz. ...