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EDITOR’S NOTE: To add your church information, email it to vscnews@suncommercial.com before noon on the prior Thursday. ASBURY CHAPEL AND BICKNELL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Bicknell Asbury Chapel, 11744 E. Ragsdale Road, worship service is at 9 a.m. and Bicknell United Methodist Church, 309 W. Third St., worship service is at 10:30 a.m. Pastor is Greg Waggoner. BETHANY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Bethany Presbyterian Church, 702 N.
Data Exfiltration: Public Enemy No. 1 for the Public Sector
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Alignment across the States: A fundamental overhaul of security of payment regulation in Western Australia
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Cisco HyperFlex Speeds Operations for European Transport Company
Data Center In the 4th installment of our 10 Customers in 10 Days Data Center Anywhere series is focused on Muller Transport. Headquartered in Austria, Muller Transport is a leading food transportation company in Europe. When it came time to upgrade its legacy IT environment, Muller Transport selected Cisco HyperFlex.
Magellan tears up Cricket Australia sponsorship
Magellan has ended a three-year deal Cricket Australia as the naming-rights sponsor that was signed in August 2017. The deal, which commenced during the recent Ashes series against England, will be torn up seven months into the three-year agreement. Australia captain Steve Smith admitted that the senior leadership of the team made and implemented plans to tamper with the ball during the recent third test against South Africa in Cape Town.
Asia Region Funds Passport bill tabled
Minister for Revenue and Financial Services Kelly O’Dwyer said the Asia Region Funds Passport will enable the Australian economy to be better integrated with Asia at large. “It will provide Australian fund managers with access to Asia’s expanding middle class and high net worth individuals, by allowing them to offer their products into the region without having to go through duplicative approval processes in each economy,” Ms O’Dwyer said.
Government broadens ASIC's hiring rules
The Coalition has tabled legislation that will remove the requirement for ASIC to employ people under the Public Service Act 1999. Introducing the legislation, Minister for Revenue and Financial Services Kelly O'Dwyer said the changes would give ASIC "greater operational flexibility" and bring the corporate regulator into line with APRA and the RBA. "ASIC will now have the ability to attract and retain the most appropriate people, to achieve its short and long‑term priorities," Ms O'Dwyer said.
Funds management ‘shrouded in jargon’
Speaking in Sydney yesterday, Janus Henderson co-chief executive Andrew Formica said his industry is particularly bad at explaining what it does to its clients. The reason fund managers exist is because their clients have acknowledged they cannot navigate investment markets on their own, Mr Formica said. Clients need investment returns, he said, but they are also looking to the funds management industry to help them make sense of the world.
Nationwide Super outsources to Russell Investments
Russell Investments head of institutional business for Australia Jodie Hampshire told InvestorDaily that the small business-focused industry super fund had “fully outsourced all functions of running the fund to Russell Investments”. Nationwide Super will hand over responsibilities of oversight and governance, risk management, and legislative guidance to the global asset manager.
Pengana Capital expands distribution team
According to a statement by Pengana, Broc McCauley and Dan McAleer will step into their new Melbourne-based roles of business development manager and regional business development manager, respectively. Mr McCauley and Mr McAleer will “service and support dealer groups, researchers, platforms and advisers in Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania,” the statement said.
Data security emerging as ethical theme: RIAA
Speaking to InvestorDaily, Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) chief executive Simon O’Connor said that exclusions and negative screenings tend to shift in line with societal expectations. Mr O’Connor's comments come as Facebook faces scrutiny for its role in a data breach that saw 50 million users' private details made available to UK firm Cambridge Analytica. ETF provider BetaShares removed Facebook from its global sustainability leaders product last Friday.
Second ASIC deputy chair named
According to a statement from Minister for Revenue and Financial Services Kelly O'Dwyer, legislation was introduced to Parliament today to create a second deputy chairperson role for ASIC.
BetaShares deletes Facebook from ethical ETF
BetaShares has announced its Responsible Investment Committee (RIC) had decided to remove the global tech giant from the BetaShares Global Sustainability Leaders ETF as well as the index it tracks. Facebook represents 3.9 per cent of the ETF portfolio, which is the biggest global ethical ETF that trades on the ASX with $170 million funds under management.
Cryptocurrencies aren't 'currency', says RBA
Speaking in Sydney at the ASIC Annual Forum 2018, RBA assistant governor Michele Bullock said she “object[s] to the term ‘cryptocurrency’”. “It isn't currency. They're not currencies. You can't use them, typically, to make payments,” she said. “They don't store value, and they're not a unit of account.
SuperConcepts acquires OneVue admin business
For OneVue, the sale is part of its broader plan to focus on a fewer number of core business activities. It follows OneVue’s acquisition of KPMG’s Superannuation Services Business. “We like the SMSF business and its people but it will not receive the management attention required to really grow the business from here,” said OneVue chief executive, Connie Mckeage.
CBA flags raft of executive departures
CBA has announced three executive departures as Matt Comyn reshapes the leadership team ahead of his official start date of 9 April. Group executives David Whiteing, Kelly Bayer Rosmarin and Melanie Laing will leave CBA in the "coming months". The three departing executives are responsible for enterprise services, institutional banking and human resources, respectively.
ETFs the 'starting point' for Millennials
BetaShares and Investment Trends have launched a joint report that examines the attitudes of people who are currently invested in (or considering) ETFs. According to the report, the average age of ETF investors had dropped: the average age of those who began investing in ETFs five years ago was 56, whereas the average age of those who began investing in ETFs 12 months ago was 42.
Legg Mason to launch ETFs with BetaShares
The partnership will see a number of active ETFs launched, with two ETFs “with an income objective” to launch and trade on the ASX “within the next couple of weeks”, BetaShares told InvestorDaily. Legg Mason managing director, Australia and New Zealand Andy Sowerby said they chose to partner with BetaShares for its “extensive ETF experience, track record of growth, capabilities in sales and marketing and broad suite of funds”.
Helping pilots stay pension aware | BALPA
Today is Pension Awareness Day. But how aware are you when it comes to saving for the future? Most people nowadays, and pilots are no exception, make pension provision through a money purchase or defined contribution scheme, be it a personal pension, SIPP or company sponsored plan. Much mystique surrounds pensions, but in their simplest form these arrangements are no more than glorified savings plans.
BC's Motor Vehicle Act & Pedestrians (Video Blog)
Perhaps one of the most common mistakes drivers make is not understanding what is a crosswalk, and who, pedestrian or vehicle, has the right of way. Most people think that a crosswalk is only that area on a street marked with parallel white lines. Unfortunately, those people are incorrect.
Interlink Express Reviews | Customer Service Reviews of Interlink Express | www.interlinkexpress.com
I received a text at 1458 on 31 March telling me my parcel would be delivered on 1 April but no time given. I then received another text at 0859 on 1 April telling me the parcel would be delivered by Richard at 1157-1257. My wife and I were at work so no one was at home and a card left through the letterbox.
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