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Financial advice valued beyond returns

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2019
... cash flow and sensible budgeting, making sure they're obtaining relevant government support and how they can optimise funding aged care arrangements in advance," Brown said.

Fintech no real threat: Researcher

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2019
... digital banks, with APRA recently granting full banking licences to Judo Bank and Volt Bank. But, fintechs face significant funding constraints with limited access to capital markets and other sources of debt funding. The incumbents do not have this ...

Morgan Stanley raises capital for 86 400

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2019
Aspiring bank 86 400 has announced it is opening its doors to new investors with a funding push, appointing Morgan Stanley to drive the capital raising. 86 400 chief executive Robert Bell said: "Bringing Morgan Stanley on is really important for us ...

Call for super funds to divest gambling interests

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2019
... launched a new campaign to try to prompt Australians to consider whether they like the idea of their superannuation savings funding the gambling industry. Australian Ethical research found some of Australia's largest super funds by assets under management ...

Social infra to become core investment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2019
... director Rob de Vos said: "An ageing population and proportionately fewer tax payers will create challenges for government funding, but this opens up significant opportunities for the private sector and for investors." He argued that Australia is "not ...

Forrests donate $655m to foundation

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2019
... $400 million donation we announced in 2017 gave us the ability to scale-up our existing initiatives and plan ahead. The funding will go towards new and existing initiatives in five key areas including research collaboration to fight cancer especially ...

Westpac profits down 24%, dividend flat

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2019
... platform repricing and grandfathered commissions. Consumer bank earnings were down 11% to $1.5 billion as higher wholesale funding costs and lower mortgage spreads squeezed net interest margins while regulatory and compliance spending increased. The ...

Bravura raises $165m for GBST bid

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019
... growth opportunities in new or existing markets. "These opportunities may be pursued through acquisitions, development co-funding with an existing client who wishes to enter a new geography and/or market, or with R&D spend (on a market by market basis) ...

Chief economist update: S&P raises Duterte ratings

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2019
... particular the government's Comprehensive Tax Reform Program as an effective measure... to keep finances sustainable while funding the government's "aggressive" infrastructure spending." The country's unemployment rate has drifted down from ...

Retirees to fall short: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2019
... trying to achieve this and is having some success but total savings (including super) are still falling well short of funding those currently intending to retire. "A contributing factor to savings falling short of desirable levels has been a reduction ...