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Superannuation not a super solution to housing affordability

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2022
... executive Bernie Dean said: "Throwing super into the housing market would be like throwing petrol on a bonfire - it will jack up prices, inflate young people's mortgages and add to the aged pension, which taxpayers will have to pay for." "Super is meant ...

Pension fund sues Elon Musk, Twitter

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2022
... alleging that Delaware law forbade a quick merger as Musk had discussed the move with Morgan Stanley and Twitter founder Jack Dorsey to secure their support ahead of time, The Guardian reported. Dorsey and Twitter chief executive Parag Agrawal are named ...

RBA weighs controversial pre-election rate rise

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2022
... RBA cash rate survey, one in five economists believe the cash rate will change tomorrow, while half don't expect the RBA to jack up rates until June. Unlike the surveyed economists, interestingly three of the big four banks have said they expect a rate ...

Elon Musk buys Twitter for $61.4bn

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2022
... forward for Twitter's stockholders." Twitter chief executive Parag Agrawal, who recently took over from Twitter founder Jack Dorsey on 29 November 2021, added: "Twitter has a purpose and relevance that impacts the entire world." "Deeply proud of ...

Advisers can help female clients 'break the bias'

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
While the proportion of women investing is picking up the pace, the number of female investors still lags behind men - but financial advisers can help. At an International Women's Day event today, BT head of risk strategies and research Kirsty Wymer ...

Pinnacle adds to US leadership

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 FEB 2022
... Pinnacle's strongest inflows have been coming from US institutional investors, the group said, giving rise to the appointment of Jack Kirkpatrick as co-managing director, Americas. He was most recently at abrdn and brings more than 20 years' experience ...

Education reforms are promising: SAFAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 JAN 2022
The Stockbrokers and Financial Advisers Association argues that potential reforms to education standards will put the industry on a level playing field with other professions. In its submission to the federal government's proposal to reset education ...

Net zero banks fund $3.5bn in carbon: Market Forces

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2022
... new fossil fuel supply projects if we are to achieve the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement," Market Forces campaigner Jack Bertolus said. "Yet, despite a clear commitment to net zero, NAB has just led a global banking consortium to enable a 1.6 billion ...

Tribeca Financial acquires advice practice

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 NOV 2021
... in Financial Standard' s 2021 Power50, said given the regulatory environment being a single advice practice owner and jack of all trades is a "hard gig". In selling the firm, Fradley wanted to focus on taking care of his clients and family. "The ...

NAB posts bumper profit

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 NOV 2021
... policy is a cynical attempt to wordsmith its way out of the climate crisis," Market Forces Australian campaigns coordinator Jack Bertolus said. "The bank isn't serious about net zero by 2050 and should either take genuine action or publicly withdraw ...