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ASIC bans former Westpac adviser

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2017
... of ASIC's Wealth Management Project, which has to date has banned 38 advisers from the financial services industry. The Project focuses on the conduct of the largest financial advice firms (NAB, Westpac, CBA, ANZ, Macquarie and AMP). ASIC has also penalised ...

Better, but not good enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2017
"Better, but not good enough": this is how the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) sees developments in the global economy. The OECD also answered its own question - "Will risks derail the modest recovery?" - initially posted ...

Markets ignoring climate crisis: Hewson

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2017
... funds, sovereign wealth funds, university endowment funds and insurance companies - representing $45 trillion. When the project was launched 10 years ago, only 2% of that $45 trillion could be classified as low-carbon investment. Now, more than 50% of ...

Philanthropy Australia names recipients of annual industry awards

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017
... Award, which went to the Caledonia Foundation for supporting the Good Pitch's The Hunting Ground Australia Project. The Project is a critically-acclaimed feature documentary that shares the personal stories of students who have been sexually assaulted ...

Netwealth backing financial literacy in schools

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2017
... disaster triggered by the teacher, or even contribute to superannuation. Netwealth co-managing director Matt Heine said the project is an extension of the platform provider's own purpose. "Netwealth was created to provide investors and wealth professionals ...

Largest Aussie single solar project deal sealed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2017
The Commonwealth Bank and Clean Energy Finance Corporation have joined forces with one of Germany's biggest banks in Australia's largest single solar project financing deal to date. As financing partners to Edify Energy and international investor Wirsol ...

ASIC watching SMSF advice closely

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2017
... the main areas of work for us in the advice space over the year," Kell said. Kell couldn't confirm dates as to when the project will commence, but assured delegates that it was not already underway. The other area of focus for ASIC in 2017 is on working ...

Government to aid growth of social impact investment

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2017
... United Kingdom, Morrison visited the Lendlease Elephant Park site in London to view the affordable housing offered by the project. Elephant Park offers 25% affordable housing - half of which will be made available as a mix of affordable and social rent ...

CBA and Queensland Treasury build blockchain bond

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2017
... blockchain Sophie Gilder said the bank is delighted QTC and other government treasury partners are getting involved in the project. "Building the capital markets platform and collaborating with forward thinking partners has accelerated our understanding ...

Second Sydney airport lacking investment return

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2017
... low return on investment in the early years, leaving questions over which infrastructure investors will commit to the project. A Standard & Poor's assessment cited the $5 billion dollar price tag, and the lack of financial support from the Australian ...