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Government introduces pandemic payment

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2020
Workers in Victoria who are required to isolate for two weeks and do not have sick leave entitlements will soon have access to paid pandemic leave. The government will introduce at $1500 disaster payment for workers in Victoria that do not have sick ...

AFCA creates new role

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2020
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) has appointed Campbell Daff to the newly created position of head of membership services. Daff has significant experience in the design and delivery of membership value and service propositions and ...

Invesco inks ESG plan

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020
Invesco is setting out its ESG framework in line with the Task Force on Climate-related Disclosures (TCFD) framework in its inaugural climate change report. The US$1 trillion fund manager signed the Statement of Support for the TCFD in March 2019, aiming ...

Housing values continue to slide

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020
Australian housing values continued to decline for the third consecutive month in July and are set to drop even further when government support winds down, according to the latest research from CoreLogic. CoreLogic's home value index dropped 0.6% last ...

Sovereign fund withdraws bid for Newcastle United

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020
A consortium including Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) has withdrawn its £300 million takeover of English Premier League team Newcastle United Football Club. The buyer consortium also included PCP Capital Partners and Reuben Brothers and ...

Platforms reveal merger details

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020
Powerwrap has released its target statement recommending its shareholders accept the off-market takeover offer moves forward with Praemium. The target statement prices Powerwrap at 29.75 cents per share based on a price of 44.50 cents per Praemium Share ...

Watchdog warns of celebrity-endorsed bitcoin scams

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
... as Waleed Aly, Mike Baird, Celeste Barber, Andrew 'Twiggy' Forrest, David 'Kochie' Koch, Michael Rowland, Dick Smith, Karl Stefanovic and Virginia Trioli have been identified by ASIC as fake. The fraudulent use of these figures in the ...

IOOF increases FUMA, lifts remediation costs

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
IOOF has recorded an increase in funds under management, advice and administration of 3.4% to $202.3 billion while also increasing remediation provisions by $80 million. The wealth manager is expecting an underlying profit from continuing operations ...

Financial comfort reliant on fiscal support: ME Bank

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
Australian household financial comfort increased to near record highs throughout the pandemic as a result of government fiscal stimulus measures, according to ME Bank's latest Household Financial Comfort Report. Household financial comfort increased ...

Lonsec adds to research team

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2020
Lonsec has appointed two senior investment analysts following the launch of its sustainability research which includes coverage of 11 funds. Ron Mehmet has joined the fixed income team, having previously been an investment specialist at Perpetual for ...