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First on the block: CBA to develop blockchain bond

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2018
Australia's biggest bank is set to deliver the world's first blockchain bond, in partnership with the World Bank. Commonwealth Bank (CBA) will deliver the first bond in the world to be created, allocated, transferred and managed using blockchain technology. ...

One measure not enough to revoke MySuper: APRA

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2018
The prudential regulator cautioned against the use of a sole measure to determine whether an underperforming superannuation fund should retain MySuper authorisation. In its latest submission to the Productivity Commission on superannuation's competitiveness ...

Advisers name top platform provider

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2018
... in the number of small licensees, he said. "AMP and the banks could often afford to have technology support staff on the ground, resulting in a 'sticky' adviser for the incumbent technology providers. There are now over 8000 practices in Australia ...

Chief economist update: Lessons from the last world trade war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2018
... not easy and it's not yet time to see what the consequences on monetary policy of all this can be but there's no ground to be optimistic on that..."What's the effect on confidence? What's the effect on business investment? There are lessons ...

Macquarie Capital hires Tesla executive

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2018
... market entry for energy products. He established Tesla's energy storage business in Europe, Australia and New Zealand from ground up, including the 129MWh South Australia battery. Tesla's American storage business grew from pilot projects to portfolios ...

Equity Trustees appoints US executive, partners in Ireland

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2018
... Europe, former Westpac and BNP Paribas executive Rob Harrison has been appointed as Equity Trustees' "resource on the ground" in the US. His job will be to connect US-based fund managers with Equity Trustees' expertise in offices in Australia ...

CountPlus rolls out new service to member firms

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUN 2018
... shared processes and controls, improved funding and economies of scale." "This 'best of both worlds' approach will ground firms with a strong notion of perpetuity and custodianship, as well as a renewed strength to overcome the myriad challenges ...

Now showing: Trump and Kim

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUN 2018
... time measuring how hard to push and counter-push. Good intentions dictate that both leaders would try to find a common ground to ultimately compromise on a deal for the sake of, as many contestants evoke at the Miss Universe beauty pageant, "world peace". ...

Super State of Origin: Who wins?

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2018
... It should be recognised that tonight's State of Origin rugby league match is being played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, and Victorian-based MySuper products would also account for large portions of the top performing products. Table 1. MySuper ...

Global fund manager creates executive role

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2018
A $14 billion global fund manager gaining ground in the Australian market has appointed a director of investor relations for Asia Pacific to a newly created role. Mark Yetman joins Capital Fund Management (CFM) after 13 years with Dimensional Fund Advisors ...