Tag: corporate
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Westpac to Pay Largest Fine in Australian Corporate History
Westpac has agreed to pay AUSTRAC (the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre) $1.3 billion in fines, the largest in Australian corporate history. The penalty was incurred after AUSTRAC found that Westpac had committed more than 23 million violations against anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism laws. CEO Peter King commented in a statement that the bank…
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Psychopaths are as common in the business elite as they are in prison
The Wolf of Wall Street persona that is often portrayed in Hollywood has begun to seep into reality it seems, with research showing that 1 in 5 corporate workers may indeed be psychopaths. With the employees exhibiting traits such as self-obsession, ruthlessness and a lack of empathy towards their fellow employees. Australian Forensic Psychologist Nathan Brooks…
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Corporate Wellness an Integral Part of success?
In this day and age, we run on sensory overload as a given, from screens to sounds, our eyes and ears dart and our mind jolts around in between. This aside we spike ourselves on stimulants like coffee, processed sugar, alcohol and pharmaceuticals along with a 5 am wake up it means it is normal…