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Registrations open for FPA initiatives

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2022
The Financial Planning Association of Australia's Future2 Foundation has commenced registrations for its annual Six-Foot Track Challenge and is now accepting applications for its 2022 grants program. The Six-Foot Track Challenge is a 35-kilometre ...

Crypto asset reforms underway: Treasurer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2022
Treasurer Jim Chalmers, minister for financial services Stephen Jones and minister for competition, charities and treasury Andrew Leigh have announced that work is underway on crypto asset reforms. "The Albanese government will improve the way Australia's ...

Calls to pay super on parental leave grow

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2022
HESTA has joined calls for superannuation to be paid on Commonwealth Paid Parental Leave entitlements, saying modelling shows it could see a mother of two retire with $14,000 more in her account. The super fund has joined a coalition of 18 organisations ...

NGS Super bolsters investment team

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2022
NGS Super has made two new hires to strengthen its capabilities in international and Australian equities, as the fund works toward a carbon-neutral investment portfolio by 2030. Susan Ding has been appointed as a senior manager of international shares ...

SVG invests in Australian agtech

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2022
Silicon Valley agrifood innovation investor SVG is launching a $50 million venture fund in Melbourne to fund local agtech startups. The THRIVE Australia Venture Fund aims grow the agtech startup ecosystem in Victoria and across Australia fast-tracking ...

Findex appoints chief people officer

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2022
Kath Nell has been appointed to the position of chief people officer by the privately-owned financial advisory and accounting services firm. With over 20 years in human resources, Nell will lead Findex's human resources function, which encompasses culture ...

AZ NGA, Blue Invest acquire VBP stake

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2022
... profitable, growing businesses. "As one of VBP's largest, longest-standing clients, we know the people who lead this organisation and the talented people they attract. We have every confidence in their ability to grow and continue providing excellent ...

BlackRock launches Bitcoin trust

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2022
Following its recent partnership with Coinbase, BlackRock has doubled down on crypto with the launch of a new Bitcoin private trust for institutional investors. In a statement, BlackRock said the trust is available to US institutional clients and seeks ...

AMP to return $1.1bn to shareholders

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2022
... transformation program. "We have built strong momentum on the transformation of AMP into a simpler and more efficient organisation which is well placed to grow. The agreed sales of the Collimate Capital businesses are on track to complete in the second ...

Government strengthens multinationals tax laws

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2022
... seeks to amend Australia's existing thin capitalisation rules to limit interest deductions for MNEs in line with the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)'s recommended approach under Action 4 of the Base Erosion and Profit Shifting ...