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Dollarmites faces more backlash

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020
... parents with children enrolled in Dollarmites to switch to savings accounts with a higher interest rate. Ratecity.com.au research director Sally Tindall likened the program to McDonald's coming into schools to teach children about healthy eating. "There ...

WTW calls for more investment in China

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020
... tensions between Australia and China which has led to several trade disputes and ongoing vitriol between leaders. The two research papers from WTW said Chinese assets should build up to 20% of global investor growth portfolios over the next decade, compared ...

COVID-19 upends business travel, technology

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2020
... Westpac's Asia Pacific CEO survey expect to scale back their business travel plans substantially in the future. The research, made in conjunction with The Economist Intelligence Unit, found nearly two-thirds (64%) of chief executives in the Asia ...

Jarden hires from UBS, HSBC

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2020
... Australian expansion with the announcement of five new appointments. Anderson Chow was appointed head of industrials research, joining Jarden from HSBC where he was based in Hong Kong for a decade coordinating a team of 22 analysts in Asia and Europe. ...

Aussies won't top-up ERS losses

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2020
New research reveals that less than half of the Australians that withdrew their super this year plan to direct tax savings towards replacing it. Research from Colonial First State, which looked at a sample of 2000 Australians, found that 16% had withdrawn ...

Finance sector has largest pay gap

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2020
... pay gap to close, we need employers to step up and do the right thing for their workers, and the economy." According to research cited by the FSU, the pay gap in the financial services industry closed by 0.7% but still sits at a gap of 21.2%, rising ...

Finance is least ethical sector: Governance Institute

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2020
... sector has had the highest improvement on an ethics index despite still receiving the lowest score of all sectors, new research shows. Governance Institute of Australia's fifth annual Ethics Index 2020 ranked the banking, finance and insurance industry ...

Investment Trends names chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2020
... appointment of a new chief executive, whose resume includes roles with MLC Life, Mortgage Choice and AMP Superannuation. The research house has appointed Sarah Brennan as chief executive, replacing Michael Blomfield who left in September to join the ...

Nabtrade brokerage to support rural youth

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2020
... partnered with 10 Australian charities that provide support and financial assistance to children, disability and medical research. "Our Young Minds program will launch in 2021 to increase mental wellness and education in rural areas by reducing the stigma ...

Advice for all could add $630bn to economy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2020
... advice, the economy would grow by $630 billion a year while Age Pension spending would go down by more than 20%, new research shows. Those are the key findings of a study conducted by CPA Australia and CoreData, demonstrating wider access to financial ...