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Profit boost for CBA, ups remediation bill

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 AUG 2021
... 30 saw CBA's net profit after tax grow almost 20% to $8.7 billion, driven by business lending, home lending and household deposits. Remediation costs totalled $575 million for the period, of which $326 million relates to historical aligned advice ...

Economic recap: Week to August 6

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2021
... same period from 2.0% in May and versus expectations for a 1.2% increase. Less income equals reduced spending. June household spending dropped by 5.1% in the year to June versus 11.6% in te preceding month and expectations for a small 0.1% increase. ...

Vanguard incentivises staff to get the jab

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 AUG 2021
Vanguard is offering its US staff US$1000 ($1300) to get vaccinated against COVID-19. A spokesperson said the fund manager has no plans to roll out the incentive for its Australian workers as yet. "While Vanguard strongly encourages staff to get a COVID-19 ...

Ethical super could halve carbon footprint

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2021
Australians could halve household emissions across the country if their superannuation was invested in an ethical option, new calculations show. Australian Ethical found that every person in Australia changing to an ethical fund was equivalent to a ...

Super, ASIC beneficiaries of advice challenges: Hearing

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUL 2021
Yesterday's Standing Committee hearings on financial advice suggested the corporate regulator and industry superannuation funds are the only ones benefiting from increasing costs. Appearing before the Standing Committee on Economics on Thursday ...

Lumiant launches fact find module

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUL 2021
... gives the adviser the information to connect on a deeper level with the client in follow up sessions and help create household values and financial goals. "At Lumiant, we are all committed to engaging the non-CFO spouse as we know they are the decision-maker ...

SMSFA adds to board

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUL 2021
... being appointed by Treasurer Josh Frydenberg to the three-member Retirement Income Review panel. She currently leads Household Capital's advisory board and recently joined an advisory panel set up by Allianz Retire+. Ralston is also a non-executive director ...

Sydney world's strongest luxury real estate market

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUL 2021
New research from Knight Frank has revealed that Sydney is the hottest market in the world for luxury real estate this year. Knight Frank forecasted how much the prices of luxury real estate are set to rise in cities around the world in 2021 and 2022. ...

Economic recap: Week to July 16

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2021
... Richard Curtin - survey director - noted that: "Consumers' complaints about rising prices on homes, vehicles, and household durables has reached an all-time record." The latest survey revealed that one-year inflation expectations soared to a preliminary ...

Relief payments confirmed for NSW

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2021
As the Greater Sydney lockdown is extended a further fortnight, the federal government has confirmed disaster relief payments are on the way to support businesses. "The Morrison government is upgrading its national response to COVID-19 outbreaks with ...