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First Nations Foundation gets COVID-19 funding

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2020
The First Nations Foundation, an Indigenous-led not-for-profit that promotes financial literacy, has received funding to deliver COVID-19 support to women.

Investment scams pry $126m from Aussie hands

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2020
Australians lost $126 million to investment scams in 2019, with many fraudsters using 'celebrity' endorsements to rort investors.

Financial services demands more mental health support

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2020
COVID-19 has caused an uptick in the demand for access to mental health and wellbeing training for the employees of financial services firms, according to SuperFriend.

FSU calls for NAB staff to audit pay

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2020
The Finance Sector Union of Australia has called on NAB staffers to audit their own pay, as the bank kicks off an investigation into staff underpayments.

2020 MAX Award winners named

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020
The most outstanding efforts in financial services marketing, advertising and sales were recognised in the 2020 Financial Standard MAX Awards, presented via virtual ceremony last night.

First virtual MAX Awards go live tonight

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2020
Tune in to the first virtual Financial Standard MAX Awards from 6pm tonight, celebrating the best and brightest in advertising, marketing and sales.

Aussie financial firms struggle to manage risk: Study

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2020
Australian financial firms are struggling to keep up with the pace of technological change, with two thirds of executives revealing that risks are emerging more rapidly than ever before.

Charities call for further stimulus

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2020
Charities have called on the government to plan for a gradual transition of its stimulatory payments so as to avoid the loss of more than 200,000 jobs in the sector.

Zurich pledges to COVID-19 support

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2020
Zurich Australia and OnePath Life announced donations to 20 charities with COVID-19 response funding.

Investec funds women in finance scholarship

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020
Investec Australia has established a postgraduate research scholarship with the University of Sydney Business School; in a move that it says will benefit the future finance workforce in Australia.