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War in Ukraine sparks defence spend

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
An unstable global geopolitical situation, most significantly due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, has prompted a $270 billion commitment to defence spending in the Federal Budget. The increased allocation to defence will bring Australia's defence spending ...

Government flags $17.9bn infrastructure spend

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
Ahead of the Federal Budget this evening, the government has announced a $17.9 billion infrastructure spend across the country. The new announcements will see the government's rolling 10-year infrastructure investment pipeline will increase from ...

ANZ becomes first Australian bank to develop stablecoin

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAR 2022
ANZ has made history with the first ever Australian bank-issued stablecoin payment, pegged to the Australian dollar, through a public permissionless blockchain transaction. The stablecoin transaction was successfully completed for Victor Smorgon Group ...

McLaren to leave BT

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2022
BT's longstanding head of investment research and governance Marnie McLaren is leaving the organisation. A spokesperson for BT confirmed that McLaren will leave in April as part of broader changes in the business. "As part of becoming a simpler ...

Government vows support for SMEs, self-funded retirees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2022
Small business owners and self-funded retirees will get a boost out of the upcoming Federal Budget, with the government pledging to lower uplift rates, digitalise trust income reporting and improving the pay-as-you-go (PAYG) system. Announced yesterday ...

Generational home ownership gap widens

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2022
New research shows how extensive the generational gap is when it comes to home ownership in Australia, with young Aussies living with mum and dad much longer than previous generations. A survey of more than 1000 Australians by Finder sought to find ...

Hume, Bragg address Blockchain Week

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2022
Senators Jane Hume and Andrew Bragg have addressed Blockchain Week, emphasising the government's support of crypto and blockchain technology. In her address, Hume committed to establishing a market licensing regime for crypto exchanges and introducing ...

VFMC hires from Cbus

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2022
Victorian Funds Management Corporation will soon welcome a new head of portfolio strategy and asset allocation to its investments team. Leanne Taylor is set to join VFMC in the role this month, leaving behind Cbus where she served as head of asset allocation ...

BetaShares launches Aussie bluechip ETF

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2022
BetaShares is set to launch a strategy that invests in Australian companies deemed to be of high quality. The BetaShares Australian Quality ETF, with ticker code AQLT, comprises companies that have high return on equity, low leverage and relative earnings ...

AltX appoints head of property risk

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2022
The Sydney-based alternative investment platform adds Giamol Pasin to its team. Pasin has 30 years' experience in the property industry as a valuer of all classes of property related assets. Pasin has previously served as director of property risk for ...