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Grattan says Aussies retiring comfortably, ISA responds

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2018
... restore coherent savings incentives. Grattan Institute is funded from an endowment fund to which BHP Billiton, NAB, Myer Foundation and Federal and Victorian Governments have donated. The Institute's board controls the endowment, to safeguard its independence ...

CBA ramps up blockchain

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2018
Commonwealth Bank is close to completing more blockchain projects, after it delivered the world's first blockchain bond with World Bank in August. Speaking at SIBOS, Sophie Gilder who is CBA's head of experimentation and commercialisation for ...

Idle technology leaves super fund members behind

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2018
... that's part machine learning and part AI. The firm leverages data to "fully understand" every member and forms as a foundation to help the three leaders make decisions. Several superannuation funds have approached Zuper expressing interest in buying ...

Post Royal Commission change is all talk: Shipton

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2018
... behaviour. I am a firm believer in the importance and effectiveness of court-based enforcement tools. They are the foundation of any regulator," Shipton said. Further, in defending ASIC on criticisms of its effectiveness in recent years, Shipton questioned ...

AFA Foundation celebrates record year

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2018
The AFA Foundation raised a record amount in FY18, bringing in more than $300,000 for its partner charities. In announcing the result, AFA Foundation chair Olivia Sarah-Le Lacheur thanked AFA members for their generous donations over the last 12 months. ...

AFA names 2018 Rising Star

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2018
... to imagine that we can live in that world." AFA chief executive Phil Kewin said Pritchard has already laid a solid foundation for future success thanks to her combination of communication and strong technical skills. "Rebecca has a refreshing and energetic ...

FPA award finalists named

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2018
... of South Australia, Mitchell Harrison of Deakin University and Griffith University's Paul Travis. The FPA's Future2 Foundation will also present the Community Service Award, with Wealth Planning Partners' Amanda Cassar, Wayne Fenton of Elders Financial ...

EQT appoints asset management leaders

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2018
Equity Trustees appointed new leaders to its in-house asset management function. Northward Capital founder and former IAG Asset Management co-head of equities Darren Thompson will become the firm's head of asset management, with former Invesco head ...

Charities losing $180m a year to gender pay gap

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2018
... Capital's head of philanthropy and social capital David Knowles. "That would mean an organisation like The Fred Hollows Foundation could restore sight to seven million more cataract sufferers or World Vision could sponsor an extra 3.75 million children ...

Macquarie Group appoints foundation chair

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2018
Macquarie Group named the new chair of its community arm, as current foundation chair Shemara Wikramanayake prepares to officially assume control of the $497 billion giant. Macquarie Bank chief executive and managing director Mary Reemst will chair ...