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Colonial First State to cut tobacco by 2020

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2018
... First State has vouched to offload all its tobacco-related investments by 2020, as it signs on to the UN-endorsed Tobacco-Free Finance Pledge. CFS currently has less than 1% of total assets in tobacco-related investments but declined to disclose the ...

Charity comparator to launch premium service

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2018
... vetting service for wealthy donors. The Impact Suite collects data on about 56,000 not-for-profits (NFP) and charities. The free version launched in July, after two years of groundwork. It has been receiving 500-800 hits a week since. The team is now ...

Lost super sits at $17.5bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2018
... cross-fund matching initiative will see 18 industry funds consolidate 500,000 low balance, inactive accounts. The service is free of charge to members and does not incur exit fees.

Superannuation ripe for blockchain

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2018
... abstract of a story first published in the latest print issue of Financial Standard. You can view the full article on our free iPad app.

Cbus invests in UK infrastructure

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2018
The $47 billion industry fund has taken a direct stake in a UK ports company in which First State Super also holds a share. The investment in Forth Ports is Cbus' first direct offshore investment in infrastructure. It takes Cbus' infrastructure ...

AFA names 2018 Rising Star

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2018
... said. "Her can-do attitude and her purpose as a financial coach to make this generation of Australians the most financially free, makes her stand out as a rising star." Also nominated for the award were Finance Your Future's Rachael Bursell, Altitude ...

Quant manager seeks to unscramble cryptocurrency dictionary

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2018
... talking about themselves. That's still a fairly structured type of language. If you stepped away from that and go into the free-for-all that's the discussion boards on the internet, then you've almost got a new vocabulary and different language." ...

Netwealth releases adviser toolkit

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2018
Netwealth has launched a free open-source toolkit that wealth management businesses can leverage for innovation workshops in their offices. The first release focuses on customer experience and journey. The netwealth customer Journey Map workshop puts ...

CBA fires up over Dollarmites criticism

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2018
... in the school library." Financial Counselling Australia chief executive Fiona Guthrie said the bank should sponsor brand-free financial literacy initiatives. "Schools need assistance to deliver independent financial literacy programs that help young ...

Freedom drops chief, slashes workforce

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2018
The chief executive of Freedom Insurance Group has left the company effective immediately and more than half of its workforce is being made redundant. Chief executive Keith Cohen, who has been at the helm for nearly nine years, will be replaced by chief ...