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Centrepoint Alliance seeks new MD, records strong FY17 profit

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2017
... de Zwart will leave the company in November after four-and-a-half years in the role to spend more time with family and friends. Centrepoint Alliance chairman Alan Fisher said de Zwart leaves the growing business in a sound financial position with a strong ...

Super funds must address climate risk: Market Forces

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2017
... to a financial services activist group. Analysis provided by Market Forces, an affiliate project of environmental group Friends of the Earth, showed public disclosures of Australia's 100 largest superannuation funds found that 60 funds disclosed no tangible ...

Remembering Gerry Porter

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2017
... 119. Porter's career in life insurance was extensive and also comprised roles with Prudential & Colonial Insurance and Friends Provident Insurance. He is survived by his wife Shirley and their two daughters, Gail and Leanne, to whom Synchron directors ...

DomaCom to ease issue of retirement funding

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2017
... anticipates will drive a significant increase in transactions. DomaCom is also developing campaign technology for family and friends to co-invest in properties and retain control if collectively they own 25% or more of the investment, to be introduced ...

Five minutes of sunshine tomorrow?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2017
... growth slowed to 1.5% from 2.9% in the first quarter. Why are company profits growing much faster than sales? The answer my friends is not blowin' in the wind, it's in the same report. Wages and salaries grew by a paltry 0.3% in the March quarter, not ...

Investors torn over ESG capabilities

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2017
... convenient target to fight global warning, that investors should look at the bigger picture when trying to make environmentally friends investment choices. "The stranded assets argument is powerful and has a number of prominent advocates, [however] in ...

O Canada

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2017
With friends like these, who needs Kim Jong-un! Just when the drumbeats of war - the nuclear kind - have recently been withdrawing from the headlines, US president Donald Trump could be starting another, a trade war. Sure, Trump's protectionist' policy ...

Labor renews calls for banking Royal Commission

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 24 APR 2017
... failed to stand up for the victims of financial misconduct in this country, preferring instead to protect his banking friends," Senator Ketter added. Opposition financial services spokesperson Katy Gallagher seconded the call adding: "this overwhelming ...

Housing crisis takes emotional toll on Gen X

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2017
... becoming an adult." Neal also found Gen Y was also feeling emotional pressure in relation to housing, noting the media, friends, family and social media all have a role to play in reminding first home buyers of their inadequacy. "I'm not surprised half ...

Westpac minimises disruption with disruption

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2017
... Datafication showing 3.4 million Australians are using social messaging apps as the primary means of contacting family and friends. PayKey chief executive Daniel Peled said: "With Australia's growing passion for social media, we are excited to partner ...