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Equity Trustees wins investment mandate

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021
... and philanthropic consultant for a not-for-profit health organisation. Bendigo Community Health Services (BCHS) provides free or affordable healthcare services to communities in the Bendigo region. It relies on funding and philanthropic opportunities ...

Age pension spending to rise: ISA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2021
... leave Australians with less private savings at retirement and more reliant on the publicly funded age pension." "There is no free lunch, for every dollar taken out of super early the taxpayer has to pay back even more in higher pension costs - that's ...

Chief economist update: Nikkei not so fine

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2021
"Oh Nikkei, you're so fine You're so fine you blow my mind, hey Nikkei..." My apologies to Toni Basil for re-wording the lyrics to her 1981 hit "Mickey", but anyone watching the rise and rise of the Nikkei-225 index will understand. The Japanese ...

Sydney firm launches new venture capital fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2021
... Digital Health chief executive officer Louise Schaper, Healthcare Ventures managing partner Darren Heathcote and Tobacco Free Portfolios chief executive Bronwyn King. "I have been working with and invested in a number of talented health professionals ...

Pension fund members incur post-Brexit fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2021
... anticipated from Eurozone banks as the UK did not leave the Single Euro Payment Area (SEPA). The SEPA allows for bank transfers free of charge between member countries. However, since Brexit was finalised on 1 January 2021, some Eurozone banks have instead ...

CFA Institute offers free exam deferral

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021
... The CFA Institute is allowing all candidates registered for the Level I exam in February to defer to later in the year for free and without providing a reason. "While we remain confident that most locations will successfully administer February Level ...

Bezos steps down at Amazon

JAMIE WILLIAMSON, ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2021
... organisations can have," Bezos said. Bezos founded Amazon close to 30 years ago. Launched in 1995, Amazon pioneered fast and free shipping and, under his leadership, launched the first widely accepted e-reader and the Echo listening device. After completing ...

High Court dismisses Westpac appeal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2021
... disclaimer that the ensuing advice was general in nature and doesn't consider personal circumstances; the advice was free of charge; and that the callers "revealed a lack of knowledge about the member's financial situation that was inconsistent ...

Chief economist update: Inflation lifted by smokers with young children and homebuilders

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021
... tobacco (+10.9%), following the 12.5% increase in the tobacco excise tax, and child care (+37.7%), after the unwinding of free child care, with out-of-pocket expenses now returning to pre-COVID levels. "Other price rises in the December quarter were ...

MLC Life appoints transformation lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021
... experience we are delivering is not acceptable to our retail partners and customers as we are transitioning to new, legacy-free technology platforms." "These changes are a response to those challenges and I am confident that, once overcome, we will provide ...