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Industry Super Holdings slammed for weapons investment

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2019
... InvestSMART data shows ISH has a substantial (5.86%) stake in EOS or 5.4 million shares. ISH said in a statement that defence technology industry is one of the most heavily regulated industries. "IFM Investors has received assurances by the company that ...

Chief economist update: Cash rate should be 1%

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2019
... consumption expenditure rose 1.8% in the December quarter 2018 and remains strong through the year at 5.6%. National non-defence (4.2%) was the main contributor to growth in the quarter, due to increases in social benefits to households from continued ...

Vertical integration changes to reshape personal wealth

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2019
... journeys will advance to the point of primary intent Blockchain Open banking Steady advance towards public cloud Cyber defence versus hacker intelligence Accelerating connected commerce Optimising digital-human interplay Increasing interactive dimensions ...

ClearView director dismissed of charges

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2019
... is fully supporting Mr Brown, believes he has not breached any laws and has stated that it will support Mr Brown in his defence of the charge." Brown was appointed to the ClearView Board on 22 October 2012, and currently serves as a member of the board ...

BlackRock to drop 500 staff

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2019
... in its most important strategic growth opportunities for the future, he added. "While key competitors will be playing defence, BlackRock is continuing to invest in the critical strategic initiatives that will fuel our growth in the years ahead. Even ...

Former adviser charged over super theft

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 DEC 2018
... employee to construct a back-dated Statement of Advice which was presented to his licensee, the now-defunct AFS Group, in defence of a client complaint that was being investigated. The matter has been adjourned until 12 March 2019. Wealth Achievers had ...

Perpetual partners with Microsoft

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2018
... cloud. "Critically, the Perpetual platform informs decision making, directs strategy, and offers an additional line of defence for the banking and financial services industry through data driven insights. It can detect potential problems and highlight ...

Royal Commission interim report flawed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2018
... its attention largely on adviser remuneration - an issue the association said does not require review. Reaffirming its defence of grandfathered commissions, the AFA said: "While we understand the myriad of complexities and issues with adviser service ...

Regulatory inadequacy to blame: Hayne

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018
... Planning. He also slammed the common rhetoric within the industry that misconduct comes down to 'a few bad apples'; a defence used numerous times by AMP, CBA and Westpac in recent years. Rhetoric of this kind is common. And responses of this kind to ...

TAL partners with mental health NFP

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2018
... Institute and the University of Sydney as part of its commitment to improving mental health outcomes. Neil Greenberg, a defence mental health professor at King's College London was recruited to help understand PTSD. This year, a partnership with ...