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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 ...

Future Super chief executive to depart

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2021
The chief executive and co-founder of $1 billion ethical retail fund Future Super will depart at the end of February. Kirstin Hunter, who has been with the fund for four years, has announced she will be leaving despite recent promotions. Hunter joined ...

HESTA announces award finalists

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2021
... diversity and inclusion initiatives, health literacy sessions for culturally and linguistically diverse communities and a free online career support program for women in need. The finalists include Ishar Multicultural Women's Health Services, Bendigo ...

Optimum Pensions partners with Generation Life

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2021
... with Optimum Pensions. Together, we will deliver an innovative lifetime annuity that will help Australian live a more stress-free retirement - knowing that they won't run out of money..." GDG will release further details of the Optimum product in ...

Fidelity enters UK advice market

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2021
Fidelity International has launched a new restricted advice service, Fidelity Wealth Management, in the UK with five advisers and another six on the way. Fidelity said the UK wealth management arm will build on its existing wealth and retirement services ...

Chief economist update: China on my mind

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2021
The All Ordinaries index finished 2020 with a gain of 0.7%. Nothing to write home to mother about, especially compared with the 16.3% and 16.0% surge in the S&P 500 and the Nikkei-225, respectively, over the same period. However, the local bourse's ...