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Pensioners could solve skills shortage

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 DEC 2021
... $12,840 per year before their payments are reduced, at an effective marginal tax rate of at least 50%. This equates to only one day a week at the minimum wage before their pension is reduced. The government's latest Skills Priority List shows that ...

State Street, Vanguard complete world first blockchain trade

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 DEC 2021
... blockchain technology and smart contracts. The firms have jointly completed the margin calculation process for a live trade of a 30-day foreign exchange forward contract using Assembly, Symbiont's distributed ledger technology. This new technology could ...

AvSuper hunts merger partner, launches EOI process

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2021
... become the best option for AvSuper members, it would likely take at least a year or more to be finalised. "At the end of the day, our first and last priority is our members, and we will do whatever is required to deliver the best outcome to them," he ...

Government fails to prioritise $450 threshold

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2021
The last sitting day for parliament this year has come and gone without progressing legislation designed to make sure those earning less than $450 a month are paid super. Minister for superannuation, financial services, the digital economy and women's ...

La Trobe fined for misleading investors

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 29 NOV 2021
... addition, the court found that La Trobe made false or misleading representations that investors in its 48 Hour Account and 90 Day Account would be able to withdraw their funds between 48 hours and 90 days of providing withdrawal notice. However, in its ...

Economic recap: Week to November 26

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 NOV 2021
Out of (South) Africa Just when citizens of Planet Earth were beginning to enjoy their new-found freedom - through herd immunity, increased vaccinations and/or learning to live with Delta - comes a new kid in town. And it's name is Omicron. The discovery ...

New role for Ian Silk

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2021
... is greater recognition in the market that most strong performing companies are those that take seriously ESG matters in the day-to-day running of their businesses. It's a top order issue in Australia, with companies heavily exposed to climate change ...

Are managed accounts living up to the hype?

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2021
At the Financial Standard Best Practice Forum on Managed Accounts, a panel of experts have offered their honest views on whether managed accounts are delivering on the hype surrounding them. MLC Asset Management head of investment consulting (managed ...

Super funds failing three-day transfer requirement

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 NOV 2021
... more than 100 transfer requests to industry and retail super fund. "Very few APRA regulated super funds are meeting the three-day payment timeframe. On average it's more than a week, and normally only after the member attempting to transfer their ...

ASIC enforces licence conditions on ASX

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 NOV 2021
... 10:24 am, ASX halted trading on ASX Trade after switching to new systems over the preceding weekend. The outage lasted for one day and was followed by problems with the ASX Centre Point, a dark-pool trade matching service. ASIC had two primary concerns ...