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Federal budget 2023: Winners and losers

TOM WATSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
The federal government has delivered its second budget since coming into office last year, and as expected, cost of living support has featured prominently. So what has treasurer Jim Chalmers included in the 2023 federal budget when it comes to spending ...

Chief economist update: Inflation lifted by smokers with young children and homebuilders

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021
Australia's consumer prices continue to recover from the 1.9% drop in the June 2020 quarter - the largest quarterly fall in the 72 year history of the CPI. However, the Australian Bureau of Statistics reported that the country's headline inflation ...

CommSec adds general manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020
The former chief executive of Saxo Capital Markets has taken on a new leadership role at CommSec. Ben Smoker was recently appointed general manager, broking and markets within Commonwealth Bank's retail brokerage arm. He joined from Westpac where ...

Super funds slapped over smoker premiums

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2020
... she said, and have all moved or are in the process of moving the members wrongly charged 'smoker' rates to non-smoker or blended rates. "Many have decided to refund affected members, in part or in full, for the higher insurance costs," Press ...

Saxo appoints chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2019
... senior commercial and operational roles at Macquarie Bank and Deutsche Bank in Australia and Hong Kong. He replaces Ben Smoker, who left Saxo after close to three years as chief executive. Smoker joined BT Financial Group in January as a director in ...

Saxo chief departs for BT

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 7 JAN 2019
... Saxo Capital Markets in Australia will depart for a role at one of the country's largest wealth management firms. Ben Smoker will join BT Financial Group in January as a director in the firm's private wealth services division. Smoker, who served ...

Saxo Capital Markets hires Aussie markets strategist

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2018
... chief economist and chief investment strategist Steen Jakobsen, and chief executive of Saxo Capital Markets Australia, Ben Smoker. Creagh previously held senior roles at securities and derivatives broker JB Markets, and earlier worked as a relationship ...

Fintech launches active trading platform with no monthly fees

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2018
... professional traders and smaller institutional investors, according to Saxo Capital Markets Australia chief executive Ben Smoker. "With SaxoTraderPRO, we are aiming to provide professional traders and institutional investors at the small and medium-sized ...

Surefire Melbourne Cup bet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2017
Want a sure bet for next week's Melbourne Cup? Bet on the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) not moving on interest rates when its board meets on Melbourne Cup Day, Tuesday 7 November. Yes Virginia, I know, it's like saying that sugar is sweet and made ...

Saxo Capital Markets expands solutions

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2017
... HIN solution on a singular, consolidated multi-asset trading platform, Saxo Capital Markets Australia chief executive Ben Smoker said. "This differentiates us from other multi-asset brokers who also offer access to local shares, but do not have HIN," ...
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