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Bain Capital begins restructure reckoning

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2020
Virgin will cut 3000 jobs, discontinue budget airline Tigerair, suspend long-haul international flights and simplify its fleet, as Bain Capital begins to restructure its new aviation group. The restructure reckoning focuses on six key areas; overhauling ...

Calls for financial services to include procurement targets

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020
... have signed on to support a renewed focus on improving the lives of Indigenous and Torres Strait Islander Australians. "We hope that key executives from the banking and finance sector use these as a guiding principle for their RAPs and strategic plans," ...

Bond investor sues Australian government

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
A 23 year old woman is suing the Australian government, claiming climate change risk was not disclosed properly when she invested in exchange traded bonds. Kathleen (Katta) O'Donnell is being represented by Equity Generation Lawyers principal David ...

Watchdog warns of celebrity-endorsed bitcoin scams

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
... sell ('dump') their own share in the now-overvalued cryptocurrency. This causes its value to plummet, along with any hope for victims of recovering their initial investment." Those who believe they have fallen victim to a scam should contact ...

Hume calls out ERS fake news

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2020
At the Financial Services Council Life Insurance Summit Senator Jane Hume has said "fake news" about consumers losing life insurance due to the early release of super has irritated her. Hume said consumers would not lose life insurance policies held ...

New class action regulations slammed

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020
... get away with wrongdoing. "I suspect Frydenberg knows what he has done is not in the interests of ordinary Australians. His hope is that it's all so complicated that in the midst of a pandemic no one will notice."

What to expect from the Retirement Income Review

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020
... weaknesses. There will be much to ponder and no doubt more legislation to follow," Rice Warner said in a note today. "Let us hope that politicians and the industry focus on the critical matters that will make our world-leading system even stronger." ...

Xinja dabbles in US stocks

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2020
... low. "We are offering low cost, easy access via the Dabble platform, and the option to buy a portion of a share, which we hope opens up markets and investing to people who want to grow their wealth over the long term," he said. "Many US-listed companies' ...

No returns in sight for AAP investors

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2020
... Now, having saved the outlet from certain closure, Harrington said he hopes media owners see the investment as a "beacon of hope". "I think this shows that there are different ownership models," Harrington said. "I hope that more media owners consider ...

Australian Ethical posts record results

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2020
... sustainable investments can generate market leading results. "At the moment ESG funds are outperforming their peers, and I hope that continues," he said. "Ethical investments are very much in the mainstream; they create sustainable returns, which are ...