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NAB most distrusted bank in Australia

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2019
... leadership almost a fortnight ago, the bank plummeted in the Net Trust Score. NAB started the year with almost 40% of the population distrusting it. Roy Morgan polled again on February 9 and 10, after Ken Henry and Andrew Thorburn's February 7 resignations. ...

Australia Day: How the barbecue has changed

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2019
... guidelines. This is a continued decline from 17.4% in 2014-15 and 19.5% in 2011-12. Further, the ABS highlights 51.3% of the population is meeting guidelines for the recommended daily serves of fruit. In terms of Australia Day working habits, there are ...

Australia still low on trust barometer

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2019
... levels still remain low, according the 2019 Edelman Trust Barometer. On an average, 40% of Australia's general population trusted their four key institutions (government, business, non-governmental organisations and media) in 2018. This rose to 48% ...

Fund manager expands distribution team

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2019
... for managing relationships with regional NSW advisers which represent about two thirds of the state's total adviser population. Crewe most recently worked at BlackRock Investment Management's business development team. Prior to this he was a junior investment ...

Corporates can help solve retirement issue: BlackRock

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2019
... "In doing so, companies will create not just a more stable and engaged workforce, but also a more economically secure population in the places where they operate," Fink said. In 2018, Fink urged companies to consider their purpose. Building on this in ...

Early financial advice prevents worries at the end

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2019
... things you should be worrying about than 'Have I finished my will?' on your deathbed." Hacker added that with an ageing population, Australian's needed to begin planning their financial matters much earlier in life. "People have to think about these ...

Chief economist update: Safe as burning houses

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2019
... investors... The large supply of new dwellings is also likely to have weighed on housing prices and rents. That being said, population growth in Sydney and Melbourne has been supporting underlying demand for new dwellings in these cities, and is expected ...

Raiz expands offshore

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 DEC 2018
... Managing director George Lucas said Raiz has progressed in modifying its platform for the Indonesian market, which has a population of about 270 million people. Obtaining this licence has been a "tremendous fillip" for Raiz as it pushes into the Indonesian ...

New mortality study adds to retirement conversation

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2018
... Actuaries Institute and Rice Warner used UK mortality data on annuitants to calculate similar rates for the Australian population, in research funded by David Orford. A 60 year old Aussie man has a 6.6% probability of dying between their 60th and 61st ...

Asset manager consolidation top of mind for HNWIs

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2018
... global HNWI powerhouse, generating 41.4% of all new HNWI wealth globally in 2017. The research said 12.1% growth in HNWI population, and a 14.8% rise in wealth means the region is now forecast to surpass US$42 trillion by 2025. Though showing improvement ...