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Flamingo AI acquisition scrapped

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2020
ASX-listed Flamingo Ai's proposed sale of its assets to Rymamay Investments has been scrapped after due diligence by the latter, as the parties couldn't agree the terms of the share sale agreement. Flamingo's board has now set itself a 30-day timeline ...

The secret to neutralising sequencing risk

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2020
A Melbourne-based investment management firm says the key to avoiding sequencing risk is to build an "all weather" portfolio. Absolute-return fund Cor Capital said pre-retirees and retirees in particular need to pay attention to sequencing risk to avoid ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 takes second crack at China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2020
Just when we thought that life was slowly returning to normal, reports out of Beijing have turned into reality what many feared - a second wave. While all our uncles and their dogs blamed China for the "bother" the world finds itself in, its policy ...

ISA plays devil's advocate on SG

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2020
... may be borne at least in some part by workers, with employers taking the rest of the impact. The research, submitted to the Tim Wilson-chaired House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics, attempted to put an end to the arguments of ISA's ...

Suncorp nabs business, private banking executive

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2020
Suncorp has hired a former business and private banking executive from the Commonwealth Bank, set to guide the group's path towards digitisation and automation. Adam Bennett has nabbed the chief information officer role, and will join Suncorp from July ...

Senator remains firm on FASEA extension

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2020
Senator Rex Patrick, whose amendment to Treasury Bill Number 3 meant that the FASEA extensions hit a snag, is not backing down. The senator defended his amendment in an email to a financial advice association. "I added a schedule to the bill. Despite ...

FPA accuses ASIC of price gouging

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2020
The Financial Planning Association of Australia has hit back at the corporate regulator accusing it of price gouging after increasing the industry funding levy for financial advisers by 38%. The FPA has urged the corporate regulator to reconsider the ...

ERS payments reach $15bn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2020
Almost $15 billion has been removed from Australia's superannuation system, but the number of weekly applications has started to reduce. Over the week to June 7, superannuation funds made payments to 167,000 members, bringing the total number of payments ...

Cbus names head of infrastructure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2020
The $54 billion industry superannuation fund has hired from AustralianSuper to appoint its new head of infrastructure. Cbus will welcome Alexandra Campbell to the role, bringing extensive experience in the infrastructure sector across both funds management ...

Chief economist update: Australian Renaissance

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2020
"Renaissance is a French word meaning "rebirth." It refers to a period in European civilisation that was marked by a revival of Classical learning and wisdom. The Renaissance saw many contributions to different fields, including new scientific laws ...