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CRO departs corporate super fund

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 20 DEC 2018
... years of international experience in risk management and regulatory roles in the superannuation, pensions and insurance industries," O'Brien said. "With trust central to our success, Owen's experience will be integral to ensuring we maintain ...

Former Liberal Party leader joins Islamic super fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2018
... derivatives, he said. "Our Islamic compliant investment approach means we actively have a 'no-go' approach to investments in industries such as weapons manufacturing, alcohol production and sales, gambling, pornography and interest-earning financial ...

Future Fund to manage new drought fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2018
... a statement. "A predictable funding stream for drought resilience will enable Australia's $60 billion agricultural industries to fulfil their potential." Federal agriculture minister David Littleproud said the fund was a forward-thinking policy that ...

Chief economist update: Bottom line slows down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2018
... transport, postal and warehousing (-2.7% from +4.0%); and, "other services" (-8.1% from +19.8%). While profits in some industries continued to grow, growth's slower than the previous three-month period: mining (+3.4% in the September quarter from ...

Chief economist update: Faster wages growth a one-off?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2018
"There was a higher rate of wage growth recorded across the majority of industries in comparison to this time last year, reflecting the influence of improved labour market conditions. Annual wage growth at the Australia level was 2.3%, the highest growth ...

Cybercrime protection inadequate: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2018
... financial services organisations fell victim to cyberattacks in 2017. The education sector topped the list of most attacked industries (26%), followed by technology (17%), finance (13%), the Government (13%) and manufacturing (12%). The NTT Security's ...

Frydenberg boosts APRA funding

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2018
... funding will also see APRA conduct a review of its enforcement strategy and use of formal enforcement powers across its industries of responsibility. The Government's decision to boost APRA's financial muscle comes after criticism was levelled ...

Young Aussies set lofty retirement goals

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2018
... cryptocurrency respectively. Stake chief executive and co-founder Matt Leibowitz said young Australians are redefining many industries, including investing. "They will no longer settle for slow and steady progress to build a comfortable nest egg. They're ...

Young advisers key to business sustainability

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2018
... long-term sustainability. "As the next generation of clients is exposed to sophisticated offerings in other consumer-based industries, they expect a similar experience from their accounting and financial services providers, one that is seamless, personalised ...

Vanguard to launch new ETFs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2018
... Meanwhile, the VBLD will provide investors with exposure to about 146 listed infrastructure companies across a range of industries, including transportation and energy. It is the lowest cost global infrastructure ETF currently available, Vanguard said. ...