AFA responds to claims by Maurice Blackburn

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On Tuesday 21 April 2020, APRA and ASIC released their latest report on life insurance claims and disputes for the 2019 year. This is an important report that contains a... Read more continue reading

Financial planners asked to nominate their local charities for 2020 Future2 Foundation grants

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The Future2 Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA), has opened applications for its 2020 Make the Difference! Grants program that supports young Australians aged 12 to... Read more continue reading

New appointee to Household Capital board

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Household Capital, an independent, specialist retirement funding provider has announced that entrepreneur and technology specialist Danny Gorog will join its board of directors. Danny specialises in the development of mobile... Read more continue reading

Australian private capital assets grow to $68 billion

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The Australian private capital industry reached a record $68 billion in assets under management (AUM) at June 2019, up from $60 billion the previous year, according to the Preqin & Australian... Read more continue reading

Highest headline inflation in 5½ years   

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Consumer price index Inflation: The Consumer Price Index – the main measure of inflation in Australia – rose by 0.3 per cent in the March quarter (consensus: 0.2 per cent).... Read more continue reading

ASIC sends letters to general and life insurers about the current COVID-19 environment

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ASIC is committed to working constructively and pragmatically with general and life insurers to help Australians affected by the COVID Pandemic to recover, and to aid the general functioning of... Read more continue reading

Australian Ethical opens its Community Grants program, urges grassroots organisations and charities to apply

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Australian Ethical (ASX: AEF) has opened its Community Grants program for 2020 to help keep charities alive and fulfilling their missions at a time when COVID-19 presents a real threat... Read more continue reading

OnMarket expands into Queensland, says scale-ups underserved

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One of Australia’s largest capital raising platforms OnMarket, expanded their operation into Queensland. OnMarket has hired Anthony Owen, who is well known in the Brisbane start-up environment as a founder... Read more continue reading

Insight Investment joins ASX mFund platform

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Insight Investment, a leading global asset manager, has announced the addition of its Insight Diversified Inflation Plus Fund (the Fund) on to ASX’s mFund service (ASX code: IIM01).  This is... Read more continue reading

Petrol prices hit 15-year low

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Singapore gasoline prices at 21-year lows Weekly Petrol Prices; China data Petrol prices: According to the Australian Institute of Petroleum, the national average price of unleaded petrol fell by 6.6... Read more continue reading