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Financial abuse: A hidden epidemic

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2018
... assistance, safe establishment of bank accounts and over the phone support to ensure appropriate communication with family and friends. Of those helped so far, 95% are women, half of which are aged between 22 and 35 years of age. The majority of calls ...

Retirement planning is a personal responsibility

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2018
... of Australians think accountants will be able to help them, while about 20% of people will rely on the advice of their friends and family. SSGA's research follows a report released by Schroders last week saying Australians were blindsided by the cost ...

Pre-retirees fear longevity risk: AustralianSuper

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2018
... Garrido said. The research shows that 68% of pre-retirees surveyed believe retirement will provide opportunities to make new friends, though only 40% of respondents currently believe they will have a comfortable social life in retirement. "Ultimately ...

IMF Bentham eyes potential Facebook, Cambridge Analytica goldmine

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2018
... app that harvested data from quiz takers. Due to a vulnerability in Facebook's API, information about the quiz-takers' friends was also harvested. The Australian Information Commissioner is already investigating the matter, though IMF Bentham highlighted ...

Boutique asset managers co-appoint distribution head

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2018
... has about $30 million. Damen Purcell has joined as the distribution head for both the funds. "The two managers have been friends, if you like, for some time now. They have like-minded investment styles, with a strong focus on capital preservation. This ...

New campaign combats elder financial abuse

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2018
... being pressured to give access to their accounts, all too often see their accounts being drained by family members, by friends that they trust and care about," she said. The Seniors Rights Service estimates 40% of elder abuse cases relate to financial ...

CBA settles with AUSTRAC for $700m

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2018
... terrorists to support attacks here and overseas, and enabling organised crime groups to peddle drugs to our families and friends." Though the agreement is still subject to Federal Court approval, the civil proceedings have otherwise come to an end - ...

Spaceship looks outside of superannuation

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2018
... investing. After this, he moved to a fund investment role at a venture capital firm and said he started Spaceship to "help his friends." Spaceship has gone from employing eight people last year to about 30 this year. The current team includes three investment ...

More adviser participation needed to shape ethics code

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2018
... While it may prevent unethical behaviour by requiring ethical advisers to pipe up, it could also engender mistrust between friends and colleagues, he said. "This code will be more than the subject of compulsory study, it will be an enforceable set of ...

One third of Aussies struggling financially

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018
... recorded above average use of delayed payments schemes such as AfterPay and ZipPay, while 32% required loans from family and friends. Commenting on the report, ANZ head of financial inclusion Michelle Commandeur said: "A key finding is that financial ...