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Fundraise like a RockStar

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2018
Lend me your ears. The Financial Industry Community Aid Program (FICAP) 'Who Wants to be a RockStar' is back and it promises to be bigger than ever. What started in 2006 as a slightly unconventional way to give back to the community has now turned into ...

Advice clients demand philanthropic conversations

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2018
... local projects, Hacker said, adding organisations such as of GoFundMe have motivated people to make a difference at the community level. Giving circles, whereby people meet up and engage with the local conservation group for example, adds a social element ...

ASIC to target non-compliant advisers and AFSLs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2018
... investors and consumers; $21.7 million in civil penalties; $1.7 million in infringement notices; and $40.5 million in community benefit fund payments. Further, more than 230 criminal charges were laid against 17 people.

Is risk advice at risk?

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2018
... industry in the face of new education standards, Trapnell described FASEA's proposed measures as "a grave disservice to the community" as they have the potential to completely kill off the risk advice sector. "We believe the Government is trying to force ...

Fintech incubator and law firm align

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2018
Fintech hub Stone & Chalk is partnering with a leading financial services law firm looking to aid the start-up community. Hall & Wilcox is now a corporate partner of the not-for-profit incubator, alongside the likes of NAB, ANZ, Optus, IAG, Suncorp ...

Employers of choice work to close super gap

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2018
... leader in supporting equality, inclusion and diversity not only in our workplace but with our members and in the broader community as well," Dwyer said. TAL was the only life insurer to be recognised out of a record 120 organisations and boasts a workforce ...

Chief economist update: Wagering on wages

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2018
... rising cost pressures, firms seem reluctant to raise their prices. This is a theme from our liaison with the business community. They appear to believe that competition is so intense that they would lose too much business if they did so. So they are ...

ATO closely monitoring SMSF balance caps

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2018
... the introduction to the transfer balance cap and total super balance concepts there has been some discussion in the community about the correct use of reserves and how they interact with these concepts," he said. "While many of the existing reserves ...

Premium China creates chief executive role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2018
... said. Premium China said Harding-Davis' appointment will enhance its capability to assist advisers and the research community with portfolio rebalancing, given Australian investors' low allocation to Asian equities and fixed income markets. "I'm really ...

VanEck launches sustainable ETF

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2018
... increased demand from institutional and retail investors for sustainable investing, and a recognition in the financial community that ESG factors play a material role in determining risk and return, we expect this low-cost smart beta international equity ...