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AFA Foundation celebrates record year

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2018
The AFA Foundation raised a record amount in FY18, bringing in more than $300,000 for its partner charities. In announcing the result, AFA Foundation chair Olivia Sarah-Le Lacheur thanked AFA members for their generous donations over the last 12 months. ...

ASIC offers fee relief to drought-affected farmers

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2018
... demonstrates NAB's commitment to supporting customer through difficult times. "We know many of our customers in regional and rural areas are facing tough conditions as a result of the drought, and we want to be able to support them when they need it ...

Government establishes aged care Royal Commission

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2018
... challenges and opportunities for delivering aged care services in the context of changing demographics, including in remote, rural and regional Australia; Any other matters that the Royal Commission considers necessary.

Drought-hit farmers turn to advice

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2018
... processing time of less than a week. Another resource Condon has been able to use for his farming clients is the Queensland Rural and Industry Development Authority. Its low-cost recovery loans have helped Condon's clients restock their cattle. On ...

Farmers should urgently access super: Advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2018
... calling on the 25,000 financial planners in Australia to lobby their federal member of parliament to support the proposal. Rural financial counsellors, who provide free services to help people apply for the FHA, are few and far between, she said, adding ...

Pressure mounts on regional advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2018
The already limited availability of financial advice in regional and rural Australia is at risk of being further undermined as the fallout from the Royal Commission continues. An analysis of the ASIC Financial Adviser Register (FAR) shows 4700 financial ...

Queensland industry funds merge

HARRISON WORLEY AND JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018
... AustSafe Super have signed a Successor Fund Transfer Deed. Both established 30 years ago, AustSafe is the super fund for rural and regional Australia with more than 100,000 members. Sunsuper is the fastest growing fund in Australia with about 1.3 million ...

Water risk infiltrates agriculture portfolios

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2018
... portfolio is similar to putting together a share portfolio that looks at correlation between industries - it's the same with rural properties in managing climate, Beauchamp says. This is an extract of a news story first published in the latest issue ...

ANZ, NAB bottom lines take a hit

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2018
... outcome or its impact on the bank or broader industry. On 3 January 2017, ANZ announced it sold its 20% stake in Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank; this has materialised to an $86 million loss. In the same month, it agreed to sell UDC Finance, which is ...

ANZ considering IPO for subsidiary

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2018
... its Asian retail and wealth business in six countries; its Australian investment and pension business; China's Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank and the Phillippines' Metrobank Card Corporation. The sales are a part of a broader move to tighten the risk ...