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FSC calls for SMSF access to infrastructure

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2020
... "ASIIVs will allow National Cabinet to turbocharge asset recycling programs by selling assets into a common vehicle to finance new job-creating infrastructure projects," Loane said. "They will also enable the creation of tailored vehicles for greenfield ...

Impact investing set to skyrocket: Research

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2020
... in impact investing continues to grow among Australian investors," the report's author and Professor of Practice (Finance) at Deakin Business School, Fabienne Michaux said. "[It] provides insights not only about the shape and size of the market as ...

Recruitment lifts as economy reopens

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2020
Job ad volumes in banking and finance are up 17% since their COVID-19 lows, with sentiment improving as the Australian economy gradually reopens. That's according to recruitment firm Kaizen Recruitment, who said there has been a backlog of roles ...

Investec funds women in finance scholarship

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020
... postgraduate research scholarship with the University of Sydney Business School; in a move that it says will benefit the future finance workforce in Australia. The Investec Women in Finance and Leadership PhD Scholarship aims to provide financial assistance ...

Red tape to slow recovery: Lowe

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020
Reserve Bank of Australia governor Philip Lowe has called for de-regulation, warning excess regulation threatens the "dynamism" of the Australian economy. Speaking to the Senate Select Committee on COVID-19, Lowe said the past three months have been ...

Super release widens gender gap: AMP

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020
The government's early release scheme is widening the gender superannuation gap, as a higher proportion of women draw down on their super savings to weather the COVID-19 crisis. The analysis, coming out of AMP, found that 21% of women were withdrawing ...

Chief economist update: Better than all the rest

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020
" You're simply the best Better than all the rest Better than anyone Anyone I've ever met..." A great many, if not all Australians, would have had this Tina Turner classic playing in their heads listening to Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor ...

Industry fund backs tobacco-free pledge

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
A $100 billion industry super fund has backed the Tobacco Free Finance Pledge Stamp, firming its commitment towards a more sustainable and tobacco-free future. First State Super has secured a Pledge Stamp, showcasing its public commitment to sustainable ...

Complaints abound during COVID-19: AFCA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
... forum, chief operating officer Justin Untersteiner revealed the COVID-19 related complaints included 1430 banking and finance complaints, 1070 general insurance complaints, and 610 superannuation complaints. Untersteiner said the majority of the complaints ...

Chief economist update: Eurozone contraction heads from mild to severe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
... proposal for a €750B recovery plan and a 2021-27 budget of €1.1T to bring the total firepower of €1.85T. It will finance the recovery by borrowing on the financial markets... The Commission is proposing new taxes and levies to fund recovery spending." ...