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Forrests donate $655m to foundation

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2019
Mining magnate Andrew Forrest and wife Nicola have donated $655 million to their philanthropic foundation. Minderoo Foundation now has more than $1.5 billion in total donations from the couple and has supported 280 projects globally since its 2001 inception. ...

Two new faces join SMSF Association board

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019
The SMSF Association has added two self-managed super specialists to its board. Tracey Scotchbrook, vice chair of the West Australian Local Community, and Michael Houlihan, chair of the Victorian Local Community will join the board of the association. ...

Design and distribution law set to impact property funds

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2019
The Property Funds Association (PFA) has called the alarm on the Government's recent introduction of product design and distribution obligations that are set to impact unlisted property funds. PFA says that the new legislation could result in fewer ...

Chief economist update: Inflation is dead

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2019
Those were the days my friends, we thought would never end... but they ended. The days when measured inflation would go from minus 3% to plus 14%, give or take, back in the grim old days from the 1950s to the late 1980s are no more. Back then the monetarists ...

Fire drills needed to meet APRA standards

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2019
APRA's new enforcement approach to cyber security may mean financial services firms have to conduct fire drills - where fake viruses or phishing attacks are deliberately spread in their systems - to work out the strength of their systems. APRA released ...

APRA to up the ante

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2019
APRA's new enforcement strategy will see it toughen up, but its safety-first approach will be retained. The prudential regulator released its new enforcement strategy alongside the enforcement review that commenced in November after its enforcement ...

Chief economist update: AUD misdirection

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2019
Early New Year predictions the Australian dollar would depreciate by the end of 2019 have been given a boost by the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) 'World Economic Outlook, April' report where it shaved its world GDP growth forecast ...

Clime taps retail market

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2019
Clime Investment Management is expanding its reach to self-directed investors by adding four portfolios to an online platform. OpenInvest now hosts Clime's defensive income, sustainable income, robust growth and maximum growth portfolios on its ...

Major advice licensee in possible best interest breach

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2019
Extra conditions have been placed on the AFSL of one of Australia's biggest financial advice licensees following an investigation sparked by phenomenal growth in adviser numbers in just six months. SMSF Advisers Network has had additional licence ...

Consumers confused by general, personal advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019
ASIC has released a new report saying consumers are confusing different types of financial advice. New research by the regulator shows consumers are having a hard time telling the difference between 'general' and 'personal' advice, putting them at risk ...