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Celsius latest casualty in crypto crash

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2022
... Capital, a crypto hedge fund that was ordered to liquidate on June 27. The recent chaos just further fuels the regulation debate that looms over the "wild west" that is crypto. The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) says it supports a ...

AFA hits back at QAR submissions from Choice, ISA

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2022
... underinsurance." The AFA concluded by saying it welcomed the Quality of Advice Review consultation process and the open debate on how to fix the problems in the current financial advice regulatory regime and operating model. "However, the debate needs ...

Chorus of self-interest in financial advice: SCA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2022
Super Consumers Australia believes we should look to the UK for inspiration when it comes to providing access to conflict-free financial advice, saying lessons of the Royal Commission have been forgotten and "a chorus of self-interest has emerged". ...

US Federal Reserve enacts biggest rate hike in 22 years

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2022
... financial market's initial reaction was perhaps relief that 75-basis point increments appear off the table, there is still some debate over whether the Fed is already in the realm of a policy mistake." "It is now engaged in the most delicate of central ...

Elon Musk buys Twitter for $61.4bn

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2022
Eccentric entrepreneur Elon Musk has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire social media networking platform Twitter. In a Tweet, Musk explained his motivation to acquire the tech giant saying: "Free speech is the bedrock of functioning democracy ...

EY appoints chief economist

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2022
... Australia. I am thrilled to be joining EY, to build on the strength of their reputation and contribution to the economic debate in the market, backed by their incredible platform and expertise," Murphy said of her appointment. "The challenges for business ...

Retirement Income Covenant, CCIV reforms pass

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2022
... clarification and certainty provided by Parliament on time frames for time critical advice provision which ends a long debate over the definition of "days"," she said. Given that super funds will likely introduce new options to members, Super Consumers ...

AFA responds to Quality of Advice Review

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2022
... is affordable and valued by clients," the AFA said. Additionally, the association wants to see progress in the ongoing debate about individual licensing and what more can be done to attract new entrants in the profession.

New study on precious metal hedge

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 4 FEB 2022
New research has taken a fresh look at the often-debated topic of how precious metals act as a hedge and/or diversifier in equity portfolios. Jose Arreola Hernandez from Rennes School of Business in France and Sang Hoon Kang and Seong-Min Yoon from ...

ISA releases pre-election wish list

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2021
Industry Super Australia (ISA) has released a four-point plan to put members and their future economic security at the forefront of any debates over superannuation policy during the forthcoming election. Noting various discrepancies within the current ...