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New director for MyState

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2016
... a range of industries and we look forward to her contribution," Hampton said. Krieger is trustee of the Sydney Grammar School and a non-executive director of its foundation, as well as a trustee of the Royal Botanic Gardens and the Domain Trust. She ...

Japanese bank Nomura ups ante in robo-advice

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2016
... the "investment goal setting" feature, which allows investors to embed life events such as personal or home loan debt and school fees. The bank is the latest of the global institutions that are lending their weight to the robo-advice model. In the US ...

A mining renaissance courtesy of President Trump

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2016
I guess it's safe to say that Trump has got all - or nearly most of us - stumped, including Trump. "Donald Trump never actually wanted to be President of the United States", according to documentary filmmaker and author Michael Moore. In hindsight ...

Trump is heaven's gift to central banks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016
Be careful what you wish for... No Virginia, except for Putin, the majority of world leaders didn't wish for Trump. So far away from Good Friday, they would have crucified US presidential "candidate" Donald Trump (if that was legal). In mid-January ...

Markets fear Trump effect on global trade

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2016
... said. Tim Harcourt, previously the chief economist at Austrade and now the JW Nevile Fellow of Economics at UNSW Business School, said that Trump's election promise - which include a 45% tariff on Chinese goods and 35% on Mexican goods - will, as Oliver ...

The president is a Trump

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2016
Donald Trump - the "misogynist", the "sexual predator", the "racist", the "lying cheat", the "clown", the "narcissist", "the most hated man in America" is now President-elect of America. No one, or so it seems, like him. Not the media - mainstream and ...

Impact investing delivers wide reaching returns

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2016
Impact investments are not only positively impacting the lives of tens of thousands of people but are also delivering strong returns to investors, according to a new report from Impact Investing Australia. The first data-set of Australian impact investments ...

CBA reinforces gender equality through financial education

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2016
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has committed to implementing a number of recommendations to its in-school financial literacy program in a bid to foster the financial empowerment of women and girls. CBA engaged Our Watch, the national foundation ...

Scholarship supports new advisers

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2016
... support to the next generation of financial advisers. Scholten Collins McKissock Wealth Management and Deakin Business School will provide scholarships in to support both the living and education expenses of students studying commerce with a major in ...

CBA uses virtual reality to revitalise financial education

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2016
... whether virtual reality technology in conjunction with a storybook at home can reinforce financial education learnt at school. Close to 1500 students from 24 schools across New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia ...