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Capital raising relief measures extended

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020
The ASX has announced it will extend its temporary capital raising measures until November 30, as a second wave of COVID-19 infections batters Victoria. The measures were originally due to expire on July 31 and granted a temporary class waiver to lift ...

ATO can make cost of advice cheaper: Asher

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2020
... these objectives but it is possible for trustees to cater with products for each these needs and provide advice based on general expectations. "Members and their beneficiaries are prejudiced by the absence of options to obtain suitable income stream ...

NAB Private executive departs

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2020
... fintech FlexiGroup Limited as its chief financial officer, effective July 8. Murray joined NAB as its New South Wales general manager in the private wealth division in 2014. He had previously worked as head of capital markets at Bank of America Merrill ...

RBA prepares to scale up bond buying

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2020
The Reserve Bank of Australia kept interest rates steady at its July meeting but said it is standing ready to scale-up its bond buying purchases again to ensure bond markets remain functional. The RBA board decided to maintain the current policy settings ...

Australian Unity rejigs executive lineup

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
... interest in what is already a sizeable market. A number of large Australian super funds, implemented asset consultants and general insurers have all expressed interest in green debt markets," Bovingdon said. Crestone Wealth Management chief executive ...

JBWere to continue using Praemium

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
... last month, including adding Sally Auld from J.P. Morgan as its chief investment officer and promoting Andrew Bird to general manager, advice. It also flagged 50 new staff hires, including advisers. For Praemium, VMAs are a fast-growing business, hitting ...

Experts battle for GST reform

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
A Monash University lecturer has pushed the case for a GST holiday, which he argues is the most effective way to generate "maximum economic bang for the government's buck". In an opinion piece for The Conversation, economics lecturer Isaac Gross argued ...

Indigenous foundation teams up with super funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
... First Nations Foundation, which has enabled this website to be developed for First Nations people." Suncorp executive general manager wealth, Shailendra Singh, said ensuring all communities have access to the support and services they need to feel confident ...

Rio Tinto decision exposes limits of super engagement

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
... reputational damage to Rio Tinto and corresponding economic impacts, fines and penalties, loss of social licence to operate and general confidence and capability in the company's management - all of which loosely fit within an ESG analysis of the ...

Advisers switch platforms amid pandemic

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
New research has revealed Australia's financial advisers switched between various investment platforms in their search for better service and support in the wake of the Royal Commission and COVID-19 pandemic. Investment Trends' 2020 Planner Technology ...