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NAB pursues innovation via global banking alliance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2016
... is the 'Start-Up Nation' and a hotbed of innovation. Bank Leumi is a key player in both the local and global innovation arena and I am strongly convinced that this alliance will enable us to mutually share innovation strategies and to enhance our respective ...

First clean energy seed fund launched

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2016
... Fund which draws on support from the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) and the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA). The fund will invest at seed, angel and later stage follow on rounds in 30 to 50 startups over its four to five year investment ...

FSC reveals six-point super plan

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 29 FEB 2016
... "Superannuation should not be raided to fill Budget holes or fund pet projects. Options which have been floated in the public arena all involve taxing super harder. "Options being debated, including a lower concessional contributions cap, would particularly ...

Actuaries Institute appoints new president

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2016
... Pearson, and focus on sustainability, the relevance of the profession and the role the institute plays in the international arena," Smartt said. He said the institute needs to continue to be responsive to the changing business environment with an increasing ...

Standard Life Investments appoints ESG head

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016
... played a major role in helping to build Standard Life Investments' reputation as a leader in the governance and stewardship arena."

SSGA cuts fees on SPDR S&P/ASX 200 ETF

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015
... Industry surpassed $20 billion in assets under management, demonstrating that ETFs have moved into the mainstream investment arena. In addition to launching Australia's first ETF, SSGA launched the first ETF in the US: the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY), which ...

Berkeley scientist develops game for advice clients

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2015
Capital Preferences has designed a new tool to help financial advisers better understand their clients' and, in turn, help them make better investment decisions, with the help of a scientist from the University of California, Berkeley. The financial ...

IFAs to benefit from ASIC SME focus

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015
... interactivity for our clients," Tanzer said. He added, "Apart from direct engagement, we have also moved into the smart phone arena by developing and launching ASIC's first dedicated smartphone app for small business." As reported in Financial Standard ...

PROFILE: EISS chief executive Alex Hutchison

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2015
... police to join for their investigative expertise following a number of corporate collapses, especially in the property trust arena. "That was a pretty good experience, working on a number of major cases. One at the time was the Rural Property Trust collapse ...

Industry bodies respond to Hockey's tax debate

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2015
... corporate income tax to foot the bill for public services," she said. "Issues which are being fiercely contested in the public arena right now such as the family home, tax treatment of superannuation, the pension assets and income tests, personal and ...