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Banking and Finance Oath secures strong conference program

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2017
... conference on June 8 are BT Financial Group chief executive Brad Cooper; APRA deputy chairman Helen Rowell; ASIC deputy chairman Peter Kell; Banking and Finance Oath director Pauline Vamos; Australian Bankers Association executive director - retail policy ...

Australia ranks fifth for financial literacy

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2017
... countries ahead of Australia were China, Belgium, Canada and nations grouped as the Russian Federation. ASIC deputy chair Peter Kell said he welcomed these results, noting 15% of Australian students were high performers compared to the OECD average of ...

Iron magnate makes historic $400m pledge

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2017
... Opposition Leader Bill Shorten, Indigenous leader Jacinta Price, actors Jack Thompson and Russell Crowe and cancer experts Peter Leedman and Grant McCarthur. Commenting on the Minderoo Foundation, Forrest said: "It can be easy to give with your heart ...

Reporting overhaul to hit insurer profits

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2017
More than 450 listed insurers' bottom lines will be significantly affected by a new global accounting standard overhauling how premiums and claims are reported. Under new international accounting standard IFRS 17 Insurance Contracts, a life insurance ...

Colonial First State upgrades managed accounts offering

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2017
... including responsible investment partialities or personal trade limitations. CFS general manager - product and investments, Peter Chun, said the new solutions will help advisers manage their clients' portfolios more efficiently. "Our new managed accounts ...

Pathway offers virtual workspace for advisers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017
... documents with clients and complete transactions using any internet enabled device. Pathway head of advice development, Peter Boston said the group is always looking for ways to make the lives of advisers and clients easier. "Suitebox represents a great ...

Australian impact investing primed to reach $32bn

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2017
... Australasia and Impact Investing Australia. The Impact Investment Forum, chaired by former Christian Super chief executive Peter Murphy, will seek to achieve measurable social or environmental impact alongside financial returns, and act as a dedicated ...

MYOB co-founder sells $62m Xero stake for charity

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2017
... Winkler made a key investment in Xero in 2009 and later sold part of it to a consortium of investors including PayPal founder Peter Thiel. The latest transaction represents three million shares for a consideration of about $62 million. Winkler indicated ...

Advice network buys into accounting industry

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2017
An advice network nearing $5 billion in assets under management is now taking on the accounting sector with the acquisition of a full-service accountancy firm. AZ Next Generation Advisory recently acquired Peters and Partners, a firm established in ...

Praemium chief executive takes back company

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2017
... director Robert De Luca, after all resolutions were passed at Praemium's shareholder meeting in Melbourne. Andre Carstens, Peter Mahler, Robert Edgley and chair Greg Camm departed Praemium's board, and directors Stuart Robertson, Daniel Lipshut and chair ...