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Bill and Melinda Gates to divorce

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2021
Bill and Melinda Gates have filed for divorce and will now set about dividing their US$130 billion fortune. A petition for dissolution of their marriage was filed by the couple in King County, Washington. They have been married since 1 January 1994. ...

Value of internet search for stock markets revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2021
New research from RMIT has found that suppressing internet searches creates stock market instability. The research reviewed the impact on stock markets of Google's decision in 2010 to unexpectedly withdraw its search business from China. It found that ...

Afterpay reveals US plans, economic impact

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2021
... $2.6 billion. For comparison, Australia and New Zealand contributed $2.1 billion. A further $0.5 billion came from the UK, though this was up 277%. Overall, group sales were up 100% on the prior corresponding period. At the same time Afterpay announced ...

Government opens consultation on key advice reforms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 APR 2021
... Q&A on the draft legislation reads. The draft legislation also introduces a new annual registration system for advisers, though does not confirm the fee that will apply to the annual process. All licensees will be able to register existing advisers from ...

Fidante signs on new boutique

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2021
Challenger's multi-boutique business will distribute the $54 billion Impax Asset Management's sustainability strategies in Australia and New Zealand. UK-based Impax manages environmentally focused investment strategies in listed and private markets. ...

Chief economist update: Australia's confidence contagion

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2021
Australia may not be "at the front of the queue for a safe and effective vaccine" (as Morrison declared back in November 2020) but it's certainly leading much of the world in containing the virus and strengthening economic recovery. This was the ...

Super funds need to get on board with crypto: Carnegie

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2021
Ahead of the launch of his new digital assets fund, investment banker Mark Carnegie has warned that Australian super funds need to get on board with cryptocurrencies. Carnegie is launching the MHC Digital Asset Fund, in partnership with blockchain expert ...

ASIC drops Caddick charges

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2021
... that Caddick was misappropriating investor funds through her company Maliver and was posing as a financial adviser even though she did not have an AFSL. The day Caddick went missing, ASIC raided her home to search for evidence. ASIC clarified that it ...

ISA chief economist departs

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2021
Industry Super Australia's chief economist of six years Stephen Anthony has left the lobby group. ISA confirmed Anthony's departure. "We thank Stephen Anthony for his work with Industry Super Australia over the la st six years. His thoughtful ...

Integrity names distribution GM

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021
Integrity Life has appointed a general manager of distribution and marketing who joins from MLC Life. Russell Hannah will take up the newly created role at the Sydney-based firm in early June, which brings together the distribution and marketing functions. ...