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Foundation rolls out financial literacy program for students

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2022
Ecstra Foundation has launched a financial education program for schools, to help Australian students learn key money lessons early on. Ecstra's 'Talk Money' program is available for students from years five to 10, offering classroom workshops delivered ...

BetaShares launches new bond ETF

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 7 FEB 2022
BetaShares has launched an Australian Composite Bond ETF, offering investors access to a diversified portfolio of Australian bonds. The new ETF, ticker code OZBD, aims to track the Bloomberg Australian Enhanced Yield Composite Bond Index, before fees ...

AFA opposes clean record requirement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has said it does not support the 'clean record' requirement proposed within the government's new policy paper on education standards, citing the untested single disciplinary body. Under the proposed changes ...

Charter Hall, PGGM make moves on Irongate

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 1 FEB 2022
Irongate Group has received a $1.29 billion takeover bid from a partnership managed by Charter Hall Group, topping a rejected offer by 360 Capital. The partnership, comprising Dutch pension fund PGGM and Charter Hall, made a bid of A$1.90 per share ...

Aussies shell out $51m on crypto fees

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2022
Australians have forked out $50.9 million on cryptocurrency trading fees as more intend to invest in this asset class. According to Finder, Bitcoin charges a fee of 0.6% based on the purchase price for parcels less than $10,000, while some exchanges ...

Frontier recruits two senior consultants

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2022
Frontier has appointed two senior consultants this month in response to a growing client base. Priya Patel will join the asset consultant's responsible investment group on January 31. Patel hails from the Victorian Funds Management Corporation, working ...

Tasmania leads economic recovery

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2022
Tasmania continues to be the best-performing economy thanks to a booming housing market, a new report shows. For the eighth quarter in a row, the Apple Isle has outgunned the other states and territories based on its relative unemployment, retail spending ...

Residential property demand to weaken

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2022
Demand for residential property is expected to cool down this year despite the number of auction figures recorded in the final quarter of 2021. With stock levels running low and the potential for interest rates to rise, BuyersBuyers co-founder Pete ...

BNP Paribas AM appoints wholesale distribution head

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 JAN 2022
BNP Paribas Asset Management promoted from within to fill the role of head of wholesale distribution for Australia and New Zealand. Previously head of key accounts and research within the wholesale distribution team, Thira Ngoeun now leads that team ...

Advice industry loses 800 over New Year period

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 JAN 2022
The exit of 807 advisers during the Christmas and New Year break leaves the total population close to dipping below the 18,000 mark. There are currently 18,015 practising financial advisers left, according to Rainmaker's modelling of the ASIC Financial ...