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Major banks overlooking elder abuse

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2017
... risk of exploitation and abuse from perpetrators." Among thousands of calls to elder abuse help lines each year, over a third relate to financial abuse, with many falling prey to perpetrators stealing money or forcing them to sign bank forms, he added. ...

Taxing times

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2017
... Despite the negative impact of hurricanes Harvey and Irma, US real GDP only dipped slightly to an annualised rate of 3% in the third quarter from 3.1% in the June quarter which is the fastest growth rate since the March 2015 quarter. The unemployment ...

Aussie regtech readies firms for MiFID II

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2017
... alternative asset managers with offices outside the European Union were struggling with the implications of MiFID II. More than a third (34%) were undecided about how to pay for MiFID II research.

Industry fund appoints governance and risk head

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2017
... employers. "Equip has demonstrated its determination to be an industry leader in governance. Its recent transition to a one-third independent director model was an important step towards this and ensures that we have the right diversity of skills and ...

Changed RBA rate expectations?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2017
... discounting - lowered prices to get goods and services moving out the door, which also helps explain the lower-than-expected third quarter CPI inflation results - headline down to 1.8% in the September quarter from 1.9% in the June quarter; weighted ...

Students to manage university fund

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2017
Top third-year Bachelor of Commerce students at Griffith University will actively manage a $250,000 investment fund with the purpose of generating returns to fund future student scholarships. Launched earlier this week, the Student Investment Fund will ...

Fed does the expected, will do as expected

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2017
... Total compensation of all civilian workers as measured by the Employment Cost Index (ECI) rose by 2.5% in the year to the third quarter. This is the fastest rate of increase since December 2008 with faster increases recorded in wages and salaries - up ...

BT Financial Group expands SMSF capability

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2017
BT Financial Group is enhancing its Panorama platform's SMSF solution through a partnership with a leading software provider. By partnering with BGL Corporate Solutions, accountants and advisers now have access to two way data feeds from BT Panorama ...

Mental health an underlying business problem: Research

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2017
... issue is being addressed, and 50% are unaware of any mental health and wellbeing policies in place at their work. In its third year the report highlights the national workplace mental health and wellbeing index score as 55 out of 100, which suggests ...

Rising alternatives manager appoints new MD

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017
... experience." Referring specifically to Edwards' experience at HSBC, Mann added: "He was responsible for all internal and third party investment management solutions, platforms and programs. Sam managed large portfolio management teams, repositioned and ...