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Carnegie's MHC Digital, Circle target local stablecoin push

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2024
... clients with cost-effective and efficient access to USDC. MHC Digital Group founder and executive chair Mark Carnegie said people claim there's no use case for crypto, yet hundreds of billions move globally at a fraction of the cost of traditional payment ...

Ontario Teachers', Hines snap up build-to-rent portfolio

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2024
... Teachers' head of Asia-Pacific real estate Jun Ando said with Australia's population expected to keep growing and more people choosing to rent, there's strong long-term potential in the country's multi-family housing market. "These assets provide us ...

Retirement calculators 'can't be counted on': SCA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2024
... members plan for retirement," SCA chief executive Xavier O'Halloran said. Most calculators offered no guidance to help people work out a personal income target that is appropriate for their circumstances. AMP's calculator was the only one that guided ...

GQG breaches SEC whistleblower protection laws

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2024
... about possible securities law violations to the SEC as GQG did. "Even agreements that contain carve-out language allowing people to voluntarily report to the SEC can be violative if restrictive language in a separate provision impedes voluntary reporting ...

Aged care costs begin to worry older Aussies

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2024
... survey respondents saying they worry about how they will pay for it. This compares to a 2021 study which found only 38% of people had thought about aged care and how to fund it. Further, of those who hadn't received financial advice, 42% said they ...

Australians living through protracted period of economic misery: CEDA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2024
... He added, however, that the index has its limitations, as inflation, interest rates, and unemployment affect different people in different ways. "Those fortunate enough to own their homes outright or have large savings in the bank will benefit from higher ...

Early release of super scammer sent to prison

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2024
... support. "It is important to protect the integrity of financial support programs to ensure funds are only dispersed when people genuinely need them or can legitimately access them," he said. In May, three Queenslanders were sent to prison after pleading ...

ART, Perennial back debt collection fintech

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2024
... consolidation to further drive profitable growth for our investors, while progressing the sector at large, and supporting people around the world with a better experience managing debt," Foreman said. Second Quarter Ventures is also purchasing shares ...

Super for housing debate heats up

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024
... Council, said there is nearly six decades of evidence showing that when housing demand exceeds supply, policies that enable people to pay more for housing lead to higher prices. Eslake said given this evidence, allowing prospective homebuyers to access ...

Lack of talent challenging DDO compliance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024
... said. To fill such a role, employers are looking for more senior candidates, but Chisholm said the reality is that many people in product roles are still quite junior and may not have had exposure to risk and compliance yet. Compounding the issue is ...