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Investors raise alarm on Facebook

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2019
In the wake of the Christchurch terrorist attack, many are questioning the role of Facebook in investment portfolios. After the social media giant live streamed the shootings, ethical investors have been forced to consider whether Facebook genuinely ...

AIA Australia adds innovation lead

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2019
AIA Australia has announced the appointment of a new head of innovation, joining from HESTA. Kelly Smith will join AIA to oversee the development and implementation of innovation capability and culture across Australia and New Zealand. Smith has over ...

Beware blockchain: ANZ

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2019
The big bank is not impressed by the oft-praised technology that is blockchain. There has been a lot of hype about blockchain in recent times but now ANZ associate director, trade and supply chain, Maria Bellmas has warned the technology raises many ...

Remediation to hit Westpac earnings

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2019
Westpac's cash earnings in the first half of the year will be hit by $260 million in remediation payments. The bank today confirmed the amount could still rise, with the $260 million provision not yet inclusive of any allowance for refunds to customers ...

Perpetual raising $440m for credit trust

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2019
Perpetual has opened an offer to raise $150-$400 million for an actively-managed portfolio of credit and fixed income assets. The Perpetual Credit Income Trust (ASX: PCI) has met its $150 million minimum from indicative bids, the manager said. It has ...

Australian subscription firms outperform ASX growth index

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2019
A new report on the subscription economy has revealed Australian subscription companies grew revenues 10 times the rate of the ASX sales-per-share index. The report by Zoura found that over a seven year period, from 2012 to 2018, the companies featured ...

Barefoot Investor boosts Rest indexed options demand

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2019
Rest is seeing an uptake to its recently launched low-cost indexed options thanks to the Barefoot Investor. Rest chief executive Vicki Doyle says since launching three indexed options last December, the influence of Barefoot Investor Scott Pape in simplifying ...

Chief economist update: RBA repeats history

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2019
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) may not even need to acquiesce to mounting consensus expectations for at least one interest rate cut this year after the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) good news on the country's unemployment rate ...

Australian Unity creates new partnerships role

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2019
Australian Unity Trustees has recruited from Equity Trustees to fill the newly-created position of head of partnerships. Sally Fenemor is taking on the new role, joining from Equity Trustees where she was most recently national business development ...

Hostplus partners to launch PE emerging managers program

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2019
The industry superannuation fund is partnering with a global private investments firm to establish a private equity emerging managers program in the US. Global private investments firm Flexstone Partners, which is an affiliate of Natixis Investment ...