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Foundation rolls out financial literacy program for students

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2022
Ecstra Foundation has launched a financial education program for schools, to help Australian students learn key money lessons early on. Ecstra's 'Talk Money' program is available for students from years five to 10, offering classroom workshops delivered ...

FPA reschedules Congress

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 FEB 2022
The Financial Planning Association of Australia is rescheduling its annual FPA Professionals Congress to November, taking place in-person at the ICC in Sydney. The FPA's flagship event was originally planned for 7-8 April, but following conversations ...

Blue Crane Capital launches fintech tool for SMSFs

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 FEB 2022
Catering to Australia's self-managed super fund (SMSF) sector, property finance specialist Blue Crane Capital has launched a new fintech tool, SMSFr8. The online SMSFr8 platform is free for users and provides a complete analysis and comparison of the ...

Jarden hires emerging companies executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 FEB 2022
Jarden appointed a new managing director and head of emerging companies for its equities desk based in the Sydney office. Rohan Gallagher will join the Kiwi investment bank in April, having recently worked at Caltex (now Ampol) and as head of investor ...

NSW small businesses offered support

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2022
Small businesses across New South Wales will have access to $1 billion in support for the month of February as the shadow COVID-19 lockdown continues. Announced over the weekend, the NSW government package is being offered to workers, businesses, and ...

Inquiry criticises gaps in CSLR

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2022
The proposed Compensation Scheme of Last Resort regime has several flaws that will overlook the protection of certain investors, a parliamentary inquiry heard. In discussing the Standing Committee on Economics Financial Services Compensation Scheme ...

Advised clients' major concerns in 2022

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 JAN 2022
... rate increase. Premiums are skyrocketing by 20%-25% in a year, Pratap said. "Advisers typically help clients find the right cover within their budget, but now, clients are insisting on reducing their cover or cancelling it all together," he said. Additionally ...

Emerald City becomes hot spot for investors

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2022
CBRE's latest APAC Investor Intentions survey has revealed that Sydney is now the fourth most preferred destination for APAC cross-border investment. The survey, which covers all asset types, found that most investors (60%) intend to make more acquisitions ...

Federal Reserve mulls central bank digital currency

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 JAN 2022
The US Federal Reserve Board is examining the pros and cons of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) as it considers whether the creation of one would improve the domestic payments system. Considering the current state of the US domestic payments system ...

E&P pulls the plug on DASS

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2022
... caused investors, ASIC dropped its case against DASS in July 2021, after seeing that a $7.2 million penalty and $1 million to cover legal costs was fit. E&P managing director and chief executive Peter Anderson said the move to call in administrators ...