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Investec funds women in finance scholarship

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020
... University. It is valued at $40,000 per year, for up to four years, and opened on April 20. Applications for the PhD scholarship close on June 22. To be eligible, applicants must be enrolled in or be applying for a PhD with the University of Sydney Business ...

Wage growth, not wage cuts

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020
... treasury and Reserve Bank have continued to forecast wage growth while taking the cash rate all the way down from 4.75% to close to zero," Keating said. A better model for economic growth would be aggregate demand - either wage or profit-led, he explained. ...

Red tape to slow recovery: Lowe

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020
... have been extraordinary and there has been an unprecedented policy response. "On the economic front, there has been very close coordination between monetary and fiscal policy, as there should be at times like this," Lowe said. "As part of the RBA's ...

FICAP sponsors donate $150k despite postponement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020
The sponsors of the 2020 FICAP Who Wants to be a Rockstar fundraiser event have donated close to $150,000 to charity, despite the event having been postponed due to COVID-19. All 41 of the Financial Industry Community Aid Program's 2020 sponsors ...

Let's not waste the crisis

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
... uncertain times may benefit in the short term - but at what long-term cost?" Possibly for the first time, investors are paying close attention to how companies treat their employees and stakeholders, he said. "This presents companies with an opportunity ...

APRA quashes super liquidity concerns

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
APRA has put to bed any rumour that superannuation funds are at risk of facing liquidity issues as a result of the government's decision to allow Australians early access to their superannuation. Appearing alongside ASIC before the Senate Select Committee ...

Sydney boutique shutters fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
A Sydney boutique under Grant Samuel Funds Management's banner has closed its $28 million fund that invested in VIX and S&P 500 options. Triple3 Volatility Advantage, run by former Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch and JP Morgan Singapore options trader ...

ING rejigs super offering, closes balanced option

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
ING's Living Super offering is putting the lid on its balanced option after feedback from members that it's too similar to the growth option, and will add two more defensive options. From July 1, Living Super will shut its balanced option to new members ...

Super not sacred: Rice Warner

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2020
... same rate as the accumulation phase, namely 15%. That would increase taxes from the superannuation funds collectively by close to 50%, as well as simplifying the system - you would no longer need a pension transfer balance. "Remember, we now have a huge ...

FASEA extension en route

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020
The government's move to extend the ban on conflicted remuneration to listed investment companies and trusts is expected to provide financial advisers with some much needed certainty. Following Treasury consultation, the government made the decision ...