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Chief economist update: If you can't beat Trump, copy Trump

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2018
The Shanghai composite index surged by 4.1% at the end of yesterday's trading activity in China. This is the biggest single day gained since 2 March 2016 (4.3%) and followed the 2.5% jump in the index last Friday. This is to be expected given that ...

Superannuation ripe for blockchain

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2018
Australia's $2.7 trillion superannuation system has a lot to gain from adopting distributed ledger technologies (DLT), but the industry will want more clarity around blockchain applications before it jumps in. Bravura Solutions global head of wealth ...

BTFG flags platform overhaul

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2018
BT Financial Group is introducing a new fee structure for BT Panorama and offering a compact version of the platform. It is also releasing an online adviser services hub later this year. BTFG announced a raft of changes to its platform offering today ...

Impact of dementia on estate planning efficacy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2017
Financial advisers are being reminded of the important role statutory wills play in the estate planning process, as the number of Australians diagnosed with dementia continues to rise. According to Australian Unity Trustees, Australia's ageing population ...

Super funds raise $9m for social bond

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2017
... new social bond. The super funds are among the investors in Social Ventures Australia's Aspire Social Impact Bond (Aspire SIB), raising $9 million to help about 600 individuals in South Australia with accommodation, case management, pathways to employment ...

New director for MyState

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2016
MyState has appointed a new non-executive director, effective 1 December 2016. Sibylle Krieger joins the MyState board, bringing with her 35 years' of experience in law and economic regulation. Krieger also currently serves as a non-executive director ...

World first green bond raises $300m

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016
... our funding source for key state investments." The Victorian Government will also be looking to issue social impact bonds (SIB) that will focus on funding drug and alcohol treatment programs and transitioning young people from out of home care. Pallas ...

Australia's coming $32bn SIB sector

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2015
... February, one important aspect that seems to have escaped the gaze of commentators was its advocacy of social impact bonds (SIB). SIBs, also sometimes called Social Benefit Bonds, work when a sponsoring group, usually an established charity of social ...

Stella Network ramps up support for women in financial planning

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2015
A networking group set up to support women in financial planning celebrated its one-year birthday this week with a string of good news for its members and supporters. On Wednesday night, the legendary Joan Sutherland Studio of the Opera Australia in ...

Tit-for-tats and all that jazz

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2014
Oh well, at least I got that one right. Er, half right to be fully correct. I was so wrong in thinking that the growing tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan as the next big 'crisis' to watch out for but I was bloody right that it would be Vlad that ...