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Modern slavery on the rise a decade on from Rana Plaza

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2023
... factory owners see unions as troublemakers, and some of the workers themselves are not keen to join unions, because feel as though the unions have ulterior motives. "If I were a retailer, I'd have a vested interest that the factories I work with ...

Review calls for Reserve Bank overhaul

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023
A major overhaul is in store for the Reserve Bank of Australia, with the widely anticipated review putting forth 51 recommendations, with particular consideration given to how cash rate decisions are made. Released today, An RBA fit for future comes ...

Finfluencer barred from running online advice business

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 14 APR 2023
The Federal Court has said Tyson Scholz, otherwise known as ASX Wolf, cannot continue his online business, with permanent injunctions placed on the finfluencer. Late last year, the Court found Scholz had contravened s911A of the Corporations Act by ...

Long pause likely from RBA: Economist

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2023
... rates of unemployment, job advertisements and job vacancies have come off their peaks. "This is a critical feature even though the labour market is tight, the fact that it's not tightening up further means it's unlikely to put lots and lots of ...

Investor education combats emotions: Experts

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2023
... Super head of advice Steven O'Donoghue says that members can be driven by emotions in their investments or retirement, even though a trustee's obligation is to protect their financial interests. "This underlines the challenge of financial literacy," ...

Economists divided: RBA's moment of truth looms

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2023
... The RBA has also been winding back its rhetoric on continuing rate hikes, opening the door for a rate pause, he added. Though, Impact Economics lead economist Angela Jackson said that despite a strong case for pausing, it's unlikely that the RBA ...

ASIC bans Gold Coast adviser

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2023
... advice strategy was a process by which clients were provided with superannuation and insurance advice separately, even though the insurance was held within the superannuation fund. ASIC suggested that by using the layered advice strategy, the advice ...

Betashares launches practice development offering, appoints head

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2023
The ETF provider said its service will help financial advisers scale their businesses and welcomed Damon Riscalla to the newly created role of national head of practice development. The tools, available on the Betashares website, will initially give ...

We sit at a watershed moment: Paton

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023
Kicking off the Advisers Big Day Out (ABDO) in Sydney this morning, La Trobe Financial chief investment officer Chris Paton shared his forward outlook for the Australian economy. According to Paton, local economic growth will be positive, albeit subdued ...

UBS swaps out chiefs amid Credit Suisse acquisition

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023
Following its agreement to purchase the embattled bank, Sergio Ermotti will return to the helm of UBS and take over from Ralph Hamers. Hamers will officially relinquish his chief executive title next Wednesday to "serve the interests of the new combination ...