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Investment scams set to double

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 AUG 2021
... over 400 reports and more than $1 million in losses to the Hope Business and Wonderful World scams. These two scams used social media advertising and mobile apps. Victims invested their money and were able to make small withdrawals in the beginning before ...

Economic recap: Week to August 20

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2021
... the fear du jour for financial markets everywhere. In a sentence: Increased infections lead to lockdowns lead to reduced social and business activity lead to weaker economic growth. Add to this, geopolitical concerns over the "fall of Afghanistan", slowing ...

Macquarie AM acquires logistics centre

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021
... accommodation. All homes developed by Goodstone Living will be focused on promoting decarbonisation and creating positive social value. The business will target net zero carbon operations for both its corporate and portfolio activities.

Wage growth remains low

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021
... industry was 0.1% for the electricity, gas, water and waste services, transport, postal and warehousing, health care and social assistance and arts and recreational services industries. The highest was 0.6% growth for the rental hiring and real estate ...

Engaged members expect more from super

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2021
... consult an online source before making an investment decision. About 68% of young investors aged 18-29 said advice via social media is the way to go. More than a quarter (28%) of males value the opinion of Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos or Bill Gates. Stake founder ...

BT Panorama down for a week

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2021
... Disruption to BT Panorama started on Monday August 2 and full service was not restored until Sunday August 8. BT apologised on social media and posted daily updates. On Thursday, clients were told that the issue had been identified and a system refresh ...

Super fund member meetings under the spotlight

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 AUG 2021
... examining themes from the meetings, ASIC found that members were most interested in talking about cybercrimes; environmental, social and governance considerations; fund performance and fees; the impact of COVID-19; and the superannuation guarantee. As ...

FS Power50: Final days to nominate

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021
... socio-economic future. The Power50 range from those that are active within industry associations to those that boast a strong social media following. They are well known and respected among their peers, viewed as role models in the way they conduct their ...

Natixis IM appoints APAC distribution head

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUL 2021
... role of chief administration officer. Lanne will oversee global operations and technology, human resources, and corporate social responsibility strategy. Both continue to report to Natixis's global chief executive asset and wealth management within Groupe ...

Three join embattled AMP Capital fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUL 2021
... members this year, most notably seven left to join Plenary under the leadership of former AMP Capital global co-head of social care Julie-Anne Mizzi, who had spent 17 years at AMP Capital. Last week, the independent board committee for the fund decided ...