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Fintech hub snaps up Afterpay co-founder

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2018
... co-founder Anthony Eisen will now sit on the board of a fintech innovation board after a raft of board changes were announced yesterday. Stone & Chalk has revamped its board, appointing seven new directors as it moves from a "start-up" to a "scale up" ...

Royal Commission tables life insurance policy questions

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2018
... the direct life insurance segment and potentially ban conflicted remuneration in risk products. The document, released yesterday, questions the adequacy of the current regulatory regime to protect consumers from detriment. For starters, Counsels Assisting ...

Make sure you have cash: Geoff Wilson

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2018
... 29.2% in cash, WAM Leaders 14.6% and WAM Microcap 21.9%, the manager said in a conference call for media and investors yesterday, Before the GFC, Wilson's funds had about 35% in cash. "We are a little nervous," Wilson said. "US interest rates are ...

Industry veterans join global commission

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2018
... responsible investment and lending practices; and financial sector innovation to address modern slavery and human trafficking. Yesterday, the Commission heard how financial institutions can be exposed to modern slavery and human trafficking by inadvertently ...

Retirement living advice is an opportunity: Challenger Financial Standard Technical Services Forum

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2018
On the back of the aged care Royal Commission recently announced, financial advisers should delve deeper into the retirement living conversation with clients, according to a technical services expert. Speaking at yesterday's Challenger Financial ...

Government establishes aged care Royal Commission

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2018
... out because those perpetrating the abuse are someone they trusted and were reliant on, such as a relative or friend. Yesterday Prime Minister Scott Morrison said he will ask the Governor General to establish a Royal Commission into the aged care sector. ...

Centuria REIT sees $755m off-market takeover

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018
... Industrial REIT (CIP) for a combination of cash and PLG securities. PLG submitted a non-binding and indicative proposal yesterday. For each CIP unit, PLG is offering 33 cents in cash and 3.5 PLG shares. Following a 100% acquisition, PLG will become the ...

WAM Capital commences LIC takeover bid

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018
... opened a month-long offer to shareholders of a LIC that it wants to take over, with bidder's statements distributed yesterday. Last month WAM Capital said it would attempt to take over a listed invested Wealth Defender Equities (WDE) managed by Perennial ...

Chief economist update: Steady as she goes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018
Yesterday's European Central Bank's (ECB) Governing Council meeting would have been a big ho-hum were it not for some minor, albeit significant, tweaks in the bank's outlook. As expected, the ECB left interest rates unchanged - the benchmark ...

CommInsure misled FOS: Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2018
... claimant's dispute by deliberately withholding medical information and delaying the process, the Royal Commission heard yesterday afternoon. Counsel assisting Rowena Orr turned her focus to CBA's life insurance subsidiaries CommInsure and Colonial ...