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Cbus hiring 30 advice professionals following service launch

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2016
... commence hiring for "30 specialist financial advice service roles" to grow its advice capabilities. Commenting on the new initiative, Cbus chief executive David Atkin said: "I am pleased that Cbus is taking more direct ownership of this important service ...

Bloomberg partners with DFAT for health program

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2016
... management systems, and also helps to identify specific health "priorities" in a country. The first 18 countries to join the initiative are: Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Ecuador, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Malawi, Morocco, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Peru ...

Lifeplan portal puts investors first

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2016
... "Increasingly Australians are conducting their financial affairs over their mobile phones, and it is paramount that any online initiative adopts this 'mobile first' design philosophy. "With the increasing proliferation of technology - even among older ...

State governments must divest energy networks: CEDA

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2016
The Committee for Economic Development of Australia is recommending each state government divest or privatise the provision of energy network services, a move that would open opportunities for infrastructure investors. CEDA says to usher in a new phase ...

CBA appoints new director

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2016
CBA has appointed an intellectual property lawyer as its new non-executive director. Mary Padbury is currently a partner and vice chairman of international law firm Ashurst, which advises corporates and financial institutions on M&A, corporate and structured ...

FTSE Russell launches "green revenue" model

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2016
Index provider FTSE Russell has launched a low carbon energy (LCE) data model which tracks the "green revenues" of companies comprising 98.5% of total global market cap. The goal of the new model is to give each listed entity a low carbon industrial ...

Swiss say no to universal basic income

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2016
... do exactly that. The Swiss government and nearly all the country's political parties had urged voters to reject the initiative. The amount to be paid was not determined, but the non-political group behind the initiative had suggested paying CHF2,500 ...

SMSF accountants seek investment product knowledge

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2016
... their SMSF clients to someone else to provide advice. It said accountants, planners and dealer groups are taking the initiative to form referral arrangements with one another. Accountants' satisfaction with their SMSF software has remained high over ...

Financial services given hand to protect seniors

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016
... consulting plans to assist businesses and organisations deal with the alarming increase in financial abuse of seniors, an initiative the group said "could save people and the financial industry millions of dollars." Protecting Seniors Wealth chief executive ...

Credit ratings agencies sign PRI statement

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016
Six global credit ratings agencies are joining a Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) initiative that will examine environmental, social and governance factors with a more systematic approach. Kick-starting the initiative was a PRI announcement ...