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Former Australian cricket captain in crypto fail

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2018
The cryptocurrency venture once supported by a former Australian cricket captain has folded. Brisbane-based start-up Global Tech was in the midst of an Initial Coin Offering which it says has now ceased in accordance with ASIC requirements. The cryptocurrency ...

CFS strikes strategic distribution deal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2018
Colonial First State entered a strategic alliance with a global investment manager that will see Australian investors gain access to a new global equities fund. CFS is partnering with Baillie Gifford to distribute the Baillie Gifford Long Term Global ...

Early release of super, FHSSS gaining traction: ATO

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2018
About $89 million of superannuation has been released on compassionate grounds just three months into the new financial year, according to the ATO. Of the 10,700 early super release applications received between 1 July 2018 and September 30, more than ...

Argo Investments attacks Labor franking policy

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2018
The listed investment company, with about $5.5 billion in funds under management, condemned Labor's franking credit policy at its annual general meeting. Holding its AGM this morning, Argo Investments said Labor's policy to remove refundable franking ...

Chief economist update: China's slowing fast

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2018
When the going gets tough, China's authorities get going. Fresh data that showed the Chinese economy slowed to 6.5% in the year to the September quarter shouldn't have generated big concerns - despite headlines that it is the slowest growth ...

TAL slashes jobs, cuts outbound sales

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2018
At least 50 staff members at TAL have been made redundant as part of a wider move to scale back its direct life insurance business. TAL said an ongoing program of change has been underway for some time and has so far resulted in reduced staffing requirements ...

ASIC moves on Dollarmites

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2018
ASIC is set to review banking and financial literacy programs in Australian primary schools, including Commonwealth Bank's recently criticised Dollarmites program. ASIC said school banking programs are supposed to educate young Australians about the ...

Chief economist update: Still the lucky country?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2018
Financial markets remain in a state of flux as investors' chills appear to be multiplying on growing concerns over: Wall Street's heightened volatility, Fed rate rises and the risk of a policy mistake, Trump's protectionist policy, China's ...

BTFG expands tobacco divestment

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2018
BT Financial Group is expanding its divestment from tobacco and controversial weapons. The firm is extending its ESG exclusion framework to investment mandates for internally managed investments, saying customers demand sustainable investing that aligns ...

Real estate investment manager bolsters debt team

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2018
A US$115 billion real estate investment manager added a former KPMG senior analyst to cater for growth in its commercial real estate debt business. Nicholas Lim will link with TH Real Estate's debt strategies team. Joining the firm as an analyst ...