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ASIC moves on Dollarmites

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2018
... banned from pedaling financial products in schools. More than half (53%) of respondents to Financial Standard's latest spot poll agree CBA's Dollarmites program and any other financial products promoted in schools by financial institutions should be ...

Ban Dollarmites: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2018
Banks should be banned from pedalling financial products in schools, Financial Standard's latest spot poll shows. More than half (53%) of readers agree that CBA's Dollarmites program and any other financial products promoted in schools by financial ...

Aussies second-most optimistic about retirement: SSGA

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2018
Australians are the second-most optimistic about retirement, according to new SSGA research that compared retirement satisfaction levels across eight countries. SSGA's Global Retirement Reality Report polled 9400 people across Australia, US, UK ...

RC interim report is fair: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2018
... Commissioner Kenneth Hayne's interim report are fair and reasonable, according to Financial Standard's latest spot poll. The interim report, which summarised his views of the first four rounds of hearings, included financial advice, consumer ...

Chief economist update: An Indian surprise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2018
... 1. The RBI's decision defied consensus expectations for a follow-up rate hike wherein which, according to a Bloomberg poll ahead of the decision, only nine out of 49 respondents called for no change in interest rates. These predictions were based ...

Labor Government on the cards: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2018
... are entitled to the same, though only for two weeks. To be eligible, you must earn less than $150,000 a year. The latest poll asks if Commissioner Kenneth Hayne's interim report is fair and reasonable or falls short.

Fintech hub snaps up Afterpay co-founder

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2018
Afterpay co-founder Anthony Eisen will now sit on the board of a fintech innovation board after a raft of board changes were announced yesterday. Stone & Chalk has revamped its board, appointing seven new directors as it moves from a "start-up" to a ...

Aussie fund managers face machine learning challenges

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2018
... firms lag behind Japan when it comes to using machine learning in investment strategies, a new Bloomberg survey shows. The poll of 450 participants comprising traders, portfolio managers, analysts and market data practitioners in Asia shows Japanese ...

Franking credits inquiry launched

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2018
... and a full franking credit refund." The proposal has drawn the ire of many in the industry; with a Financial Standard spot poll revealing 87% of respondents were concerned Labor's crackdown would severely affect retirees. According to SMSF Association ...

Boutique adds insto distribution lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2018
A boutique fund manager is welcoming a former Deutsche Asset Management senior executive to a newly-created role. Nanuk Asset Management has appointed Stephen O'Brien as head of institutional distribution. Having been away from the industry for some ...