Premium Hikes: Rice Warner study reveals delayed costs from front loaded discounts

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Mutual insurance company PPS Mutual has released the findings of research it commissioned to review front loaded discounts prevalent in Australia’s retail life insurance market and the longer term impacts... Read more continue reading

ATO confirmation on part disposal of home for downsizer contributions extends to DomaCom’s Senior Equity Release

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DomaCom Limited (ASX:DCL) (‘DomaCom’ or ‘the Company’) is pleased to announce that it has received confirmation from the ATO that a part disposal of a person’s home can be made... Read more continue reading

Petrol prices ease to 2-month lows

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Weekly Petrol Prices: July travel data Petrol prices: According to the Australian Institute of Petroleum, the national average price of unleaded petrol fell by 4.8 cents to 117.8 cents a... Read more continue reading

Weekly market update – week ending 14 August, 2020

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Major global share markets, with the exception of Chinese shares, rose over the last week as US new coronavirus cases trended... Read more continue reading

HESTA reappoints Link Group after competitive tender process

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Link Group, a leading administrator of financial ownership data and industry super fund HESTA have announced that following a highly competitive tender process, Link Group has been reappointed to provide... Read more continue reading

Schroders appoints Nicole Kidd to lead Private Debt investment capability

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Schroders has appointed Nicole Kidd as Head of Private Debt, Australia, commencing 1 September 2020. In this newly created role, Ms Kidd will focus on building and developing Schroders’ private debt... Read more continue reading

AMP announces 1H 20 results and return of capital

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1H 20 results 1H 20 underlying profit[1] of A$149 million (1H 19: A$256 million) reflects COVID-19 impacts, as previously advised. 1H 20 net profit attributable to shareholders of A$203 million.... Read more continue reading

Simplicity Loans & Advisory grows its team with new National Manager

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Simplicity Loans & Advisory has announced the appointment of Dino Pacella as National Manager, Partner Acquisition for Marketplace Finance. Mr Pacella will be responsible for raising the profile and awareness of... Read more continue reading

Pandemic’s economic pain worse for the young, migrants and women

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The economic impact of the Coronavirus pandemic has created a new group of economically vulnerable[1] people, with young people, recent migrants and women among those hardest hit. Research that has... Read more continue reading

Synchron appoints Hanna Abdullah as Head of Compliance – Policy and Regulatory

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Synchron has appointed Hanna Abdullah as Head of Compliance – Policy and Regulatory. Ms Abdullah will work alongside Alison Massey, who was promoted to the role of Head of Compliance... Read more continue reading