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Aussie neobank partners with crypto exchange

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 6 SEP 2021
... seeking to trade in digital assets." BTC Markets chief executive Caroline Bowler added that the partnership should provide an extra layer of security for BTC customers. "Increased speed will result from our customers gaining almost instant access to ...

Equal Pay Day offers sobering reminder

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021
... have worked an additional 61 days last financial year to earn equal pay to men. "Last year, women would have had to work an extra 59 days, and two years ago it was 58 days," Stewart said. "It's deeply concerning that despite the heavy focus on this issue ...

Financial adviser levy to drop

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2021
... crisis," he said. "It was unjustifiable to expect advisers already dealing with this tsunami of reforms to have to find extra cash to fund a trebling of the levy over two years to support an industry funding model requiring small businesses to pick up ...

Industry steps up for Lifeline

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021
... In just the first month of Sydney's lockdown (June 26 - July 27), Lifeline national demand was up 24%. That represents an extra 590 calls every day compared to pre-pandemic numbers in 2019. From Sydney alone, Lifeline had 31,416 calls between June 26 ...

Madison delivers for Clime one year on

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021
One year after it was acquired, Madison Financial Group has helped boost the performance of parent company Clime Investment Management. Madison, which Clime acquired in June 2020, contributed $3.6 million to the group's FY21 revenue. Madison now has ...

ASIC settlement hits E&P profits

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 24 AUG 2021
E&P Financial Group posted a statutory loss of $18.8 million for FY21, as its ASIC settlement hit both profits and the final dividend for the year. The company's net revenue for the year was $187.9 million (2% lower than FY20) driven by lower contribution ...

UniSuper moves on climate targets

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021
The $100 billion superannuation fund is progressing on its commitment to net zero emissions after reducing its exposure to fossil fuels. In latest climate policy update, 40 of UniSuper's top 50 Australian portfolio companies have now set operational ...

Accountants warn of lockdown cost

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2021
... the National COVID-19 Plan. If that doesn't happen, it may be an early warning sign that businesses and the economy need extra assistance; information that we can feed back to government," Hunter said. "Accountants in locked down areas are generally ...

Multiple accounts already in sharp decline

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2021
Ahead of the stapling reforms being implemented, a new research paper from the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) shows multiple super accounts are already in sharp decline The paper outlines the fact that ATO data suggests there ...

Clime ousts Schafer

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2021
Clime Investment Management executive Neil Schafer has been removed from the company by an overwhelming majority of votes. At the extraordinary general meeting on August 6, about 95% or 37.54 million shareholders voted in favour of removing Schafer ...