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Australia among top 10 financially inclusive markets: Research

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2022
Australia has been ranked the seventh most financially inclusive market out of 42 around the globe. Principal Financial Group's Global Financial Inclusion Index, conducted by the Centre for Economics and Business Research, is built around three pillars ...

FSC adds to Life Insurance Code of Practice

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2022
... moratorium in the new Life Code, meaning there will be independent oversight by the Life Code Compliance Committee and the power to sanction Code subscribers who do not comply," Briggs said.

Retirees are silent casualties of inflation: Challenger

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2022
... well below the current 6.1% CPI estimate by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), retirees' nominal purchasing power will be halved over 14 years. Therefore, older Australian need a different approach to managing inflation or risk a period of ...

Colonial First State partners with Bravura, Tech Mahindra

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2022
... processing capabilities. Implementation is expected to commence in early 2023. CFS chief executive, superannuation Kelly Power said: "This will ensure that one of the largest and most highly regarded platforms in the market becomes even better." "This ...

BlackRock to develop super battery

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2022
... responsible for the construction of a battery energy storage system (BESS) that can provide a guaranteed continuous active power capacity of at least 700 MWs, and a guaranteed useable energy storage capacity of at least 1400 MWh. Located 100km north ...

Nowhere has there been more change than super: Byres

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2022
Departing APRA chair Wayne Byres has made parting shot at the superannuation sector, saying one of the things he is most proud of is the increased transparency the regulator has driven in an industry where "self-interest can sometimes outweigh member ...

Vanguard unveils positive impact fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2022
Vanguard Australia has launched a global positive impact equities fund that aims to outperform the broad global equities market with a "measurable impact on global environmental and social challenges." The Vanguard Active Positive Impact Fund is a concentrated ...

ASIC issues stop orders on Holon funds

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2022
ASIC has placed interim stop orders on Holon's unlisted Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Filecoin funds due to non-compliant target market determinations (TMDs) just months after their launch. The regulator has prevented Holon from offering or distributing them ...

Mayfair 101 bids for High Court appeal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2022
Mayfair 101's James Mawhinney has filed for special leave to appeal to the High Court, claiming ASIC being given the chance to have its case against him reheard is further denial of procedural fairness. Last month, the Full Federal Court overturned ...

CEFC, Grok Ventures back solar tech firm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2022
... generation continues to grow as the world strives to reach net zero by 2050," said CEFC chief executive Ian Learmonth. "Solar power represents one of the most efficient ways to reduce emissions from the energy sector and fill the gap in supply from the ...