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Remains of Melissa Caddick found

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2021
... Heights home on 11 November 2020. She was reported missing the following day. At a press conference, police said: "During the course of searches, our marine area command provided advice to investigators based on offshore drift modelling that raised the ...

Chief economist update: The US inflation dilemma

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2021
... Yellen (under Biden's administration) just call former US Secretary Lawrence Summers (under Clinton's) a coward? I refer of course to Madame Yellen's defence of President Biden's ginormous US$1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package against Summers' concern ...

APRA releases final ERS figures

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2021
... slightly higher than in the first application period. AustralianSuper paid out over $5 billion to its members over the course of the scheme. Following closely behind was Sunsuper ($3.66 billion), Rest ($3.3 billion) and Hostplus ($3.1 billion). Qantas ...

BlackRock reinforces commitment to ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2021
... transition narrative and BlackRock's belief that embracing a stakeholder model will drive higher stock valuations. "Over the course of 2020, we have seen how purposeful companies, with better environmental, social, and governance (ESG) profiles, have ...

TAL continues successful FASEA course

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021
... on-demand format, which means advisers can review the content as many times as they like, even once they have completed the course." And advisers who sign up for the course to get themselves exam ready will also be supporting a worthy charitable cause. ...

Platinum's lead PM for Asia fund departs

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 12 JAN 2021
... taken over as the interim lead portfolio manager for the fund. "An internal replacement for Joseph will be named in due course..." Platinum said in ASX filings for the quoted managed fund version of the strategy. The Platinum Asia Fund invests in 50 ...

AMG Super rebrands divisions to cut costs

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 11 JAN 2021
... is an adviser product. "At the time those brands had their own loyalty and recognition in their relevant areas. Over the course of last two years, we have undertaken to make those members aware of the fact that they are a part of AMG. So the timing is ...

Chief economist update: Government spending made money, saved money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020
... and drive the unemployment rate back down." This government spending, along with the RBA's own policy response, of course, have brightened the outlook for the domestic economy. The Federal Treasury now sees GDP expanding by 0.75% in 2020-21 instead ...

US regulator, states sue Facebook

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020
... protections. The FTC said Facebook is "illegally maintaining its personal social networking monopoly through a years-long course of anti-competitive conduct". Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina and South Dakota did not join the action. Guam and the District ...

End of the road for advice qualifications

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2020
... skills to that of the Australian Qualification Framework (AQF) level 6. According to the Monarch Institute, the paraplanning course was finalised in August 2020. Commenting, PwC's Skills for Australia said: "This qualification reflects the role of ...