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Super funds back space travel

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021
... ago, the start-up raised $19 million during the Series B round of funding from Sequence Ventures, which manages the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) innovation fund and Blackbird Ventures. Gilmour Space has raised ...

Homebuyer schemes speed up saving time

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021
... Australians are entering the property market up to five years sooner due to government homebuyer schemes, research shows. Commonwealth Bank data shows customers have bought property on an average of 4.78 years faster using the First Home Loan Deposit ...

Wilsons adds to board

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2021
The stockbroking and advisory firm appointed the former chief executive of Commonwealth Bank alongside Craigs Investment Partners head of private wealth and market to its board. Ralph Norris and Jeremy Williamson have been appointed as non-executive ...

Chief economist update: Delta variant infects Australian economy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2021
... earliest", three of Australia's 'Big Four' banks released forecasts that are at odds with the central bank. Commonwealth Bank predicted that the RBA would lift interest rates by late-2022; Westpac by early-2023; the ANZ expects two hikes ...

Charter Hall exec to chair NHFIC board

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2021
... superannuation funds like Cbus and UniSuper. In October last year, the minister for housing Michael Sukkar appointed Commonwealth officer Robert Jeremenko as a board observer. He may attend NHFIC board meetings and report to the minister on any matter ...

KPMG promotes two super experts

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2021
... joined the consulting firm in March 2016, having previously worked at BT Financial Group, Asgard, St George Bank, Commonwealth Bank and Macquarie. Storniolo also spent over four years at the Financial Services Council prior to joining KPMG, working in ...

Industry split on paid vaccine leave

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2021
... effects and require time off work following the vaccine, they will need to use personal leave. AustralianSuper and Commonwealth Bank are among these organisations. "The fund recognises that colleagues being able to access paid time off to get vaccinated ...

CountPlus acquisitions boost revenue by $9.4m

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021
... 2026 to complete their financial adviser education requirements." Count Financial, which was previously part of the Commonwealth Bank, raised its provision for remediation related to historical adviser misconduct to $252 million.

Court orders new group definition in CBA advice class action

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUN 2021
Clients who claimed Commonwealth Bank financial advisers put them in expensive CMLA life insurance policies instead of cheaper alternatives have been asked to work to a new group definition. The group proceedings were filed by Diana Tyrrell and Edward ...

CBA offloads general insurance arm

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 21 JUN 2021
Commonwealth Bank has announced the sale of CommInsure General Insurance to the Hollard Group after divesting CommInsure Life and BoCommLife. Announced this morning, the sale agreement includes a 15-year strategic alliance that provides Hollard with ...