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Iron magnate makes historic $400m pledge

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2017
... to the eradication of modern slavery and underprivileged communities respectively. The historic donation was unveiled by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull along with other dignitaries including Opposition Leader Bill Shorten, Indigenous leader Jacinta ...

Australian impact investing primed to reach $32bn

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2017
A new initiative to support the development of Australia and New Zealand's impact investment market has been launched by Responsible Investment Association Australasia and Impact Investing Australia. The Impact Investment Forum, chaired by former Christian ...

Beware the volatility trap: AB

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017
... event risk and balance sheet risk," Maslen said. He identified Australia's supermarkets and telecommunication companies as prime examples of this, with the likes of Coles and Woolworths struggling to compete with international players entering Australia ...

China slowing to target

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2017
... 6.9% first quarter growth rate (from 6.8% in the year to the December quarter) in the Chinese economy provides a buffer to Prime Minister Li's 6.5% growth target for 2017 should growth slow. Besides, this is what Beijing is actually trying to do - cool ...

Labor renews calls for banking Royal Commission

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 24 APR 2017
... only thing that can get to the bottom of systemic and cultural issues in the banking and financial services sector." "The Prime Minister has consistently failed to stand up for the victims of financial misconduct in this country, preferring instead to ...

China's off to a good 2017 start

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2017
Li starts to get what he likes... and then some. Chinese prime minister Li Keqiang's 6.5% growth target for this year is tracking well (surprise, surprise) - with a buffer to boot - as China's economy growth accelerated in the first three months of ...

Philanthropy report offers valuable insights for NFPs: Perpetual

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017
... builds on Giving Australia 2005 and was commissioned by the Department of Social Services (DSS) to assist the work of the Prime Minister's Community Business Partnership. The Australian Centre for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies (ACPNS), with the ...

Insurers: beware the double-edged sword of genetic testing

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2017
... marked increase in consumer fears about being discriminated against due to genetic predispositions. "And life insurance is prime time for that kind of fear, uncertainty and doubt. You have asymptomatic individuals walking away from genetic testing due ...

Two-year road to Brexit begins

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2017
It's official. It's signed, sealed and delivered. Making good on the promise she made in October last year, UK prime minister Theresa May invoked Article 50 of the Treaty of the European Union formally setting in motion the two-year time limit for negotiations ...

Fintechs and instos must align: Saxo

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2017
... single margin account and across multiple devices. It also provides institutional clients with multi-asset execution and prime brokerage services. A recent example of this collaboration includes a partnership with Rivkin Securities. Fournais said Saxo ...