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Banks deliver record earnings, confirming a simpler industry requiring discipline and diversification – PwC Major Banks Analysis Half Year May 2023

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Key points Record cash earnings of $17b, up $3b on half, driven by net interest margin (NIM), trading income, strong cost management and non-recurrence of notables Return on equity (ROE)

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09 May 2023

ESG reporting continues to progress among ASX200, yet disclosure levels still need to improve to meet upcoming ISSB standards

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Australian entities are making significant advances in their environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting. There has been a steady increase in the comprehensiveness of ESG reporting across Australia’s leading companies

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26 Oct 2022

Emerging strong on shifting sands – PwC Major Banks Analysis

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Key points Cash earnings returned to pre-pandemic levels at $26.8b (from $17.4b last year), return on equity recovered to 9.9%. Adjustments to credit provisions provided a net benefit of $0.8b

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10 Nov 2021

Financial institutions spend 14% of operating costs on change management

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Financial institutions are spending, on average, 14% of annual operating costs on change management functions in order to drive greater productivity gains, a new PwC study has shown. According to

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09 Apr 2021

Financial institutions to significantly increase use of gig economy workers to upskill workforce

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More than half (52%) of financial institutions say they expect to have more gig-based employees over the next three to five years, according PwC’s report, “Productivity 2021 and beyond: Upskilling the

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24 Feb 2021

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CPD: A TTR strategy for modern retirement
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CPD: Thinking outside the box – providing a loved one a paycheque for life
Australia’s great wealth transfer is well underway. An estimated $5.4 trillion is expected to pass from those aged 60 and over to younger generations within the next two decades.[1] In [...]