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ASIC unveils school banking program review

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2020
... don't end up improving their financial management behaviour, ASIC's two-year review found. After engaging nearly 4000 schools (63% were primary schools) and 180,000 student accounts, ASIC found that while children do develop positive long-term ...

Dollarmites faces more backlash

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020
Commonwealth Bank's lucrative Dollarmites program has taken another blow as Victorian schools have banned such programs in favour of financial lessons. Dollarmites came under fire in 2018 when ASIC began a review into school banking programs. In its ...

Land tax favourable over stamp duty: Survey

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2020
... 200,000 owners contributed to the funding of essential services via transfer duty, and only one in 20 helped pay for the schools, roads and other services that add value to all properties, the report found. Insights manager at Finder Graham Cooke said ...

Nabtrade brokerage to support rural youth

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2020
... Walters said. "The program will include presentations, workbooks, journals, peer support and counselling for participating schools in selected regions of New South Wales and Queensland." Last year, nabtrade supported the Burrumbuttock Hay Runners, in ...

Frydenberg focusses on jobs, jobs, jobs

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... accounted for $8.9 billion, less than defence force superannuation benefits ($9.8 billion) and support for non-government schools ($12.8 billion).

Impact investors team up for $48m investment

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2020
... Tominc. Conscious currently manages $40 million with investments including solar electricity generation in some Melbourne schools, where the boutique built rooftop solar panels and effectively sells the electricity generated to it for a roughly 40% offset ...

Cbus adds to leadership

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2020
... environments, including contact centre, digital, back office, retail and event activations, third-party affiliate channels, schools, church and community partnerships. She has also previously worked at Bupa Australia where she was acting director of ...

Chief economist update: Could COVID-19 dissenters be correct?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2020
... Swedish strategy allowed people to keep living largely as normal. Stores and restaurants remained open - so too did many schools." What has Sweden got to show for this? According to Euro News' report as on July 28: "With a COVID-19 death toll of ...

Giselle Roux joins Melbourne boutique

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020
... year. Conscious currently manages $40 million with investments including solar electricity generation in some Melbourne schools, where the boutique built rooftop solar panels and effectively sells the electricity generated to it for a roughly 40% offset ...

Land tax, not stamp duty: Report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020
... the report states. As it stands, transfer duty is used to shift the cost of infrastructure and essential services, like schools, hospitals and roads that everyone benefits from, onto those who buy or sell a house or business more often. "Transactions ...