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Chief economist update: Pay cut or pay not?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020
"Tell him he's dreaming!" The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) report showing that the country's unemployment rose from 5.2% in March to ONLY 6.2% in April surely is a pleasant dream considering the nightmarish backdrop of the long ...

ASIC secures $160m in remediation over junk credit insurance

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
ASIC has announced it has secured $160 million in remediation for consumers sold junk credit insurance from 11 major banks and lenders between 2011 and 2018. These include offerings from ANZ, Australian Central Credit Union, Bank of Queensland, Bendigo ...

Industry fund reshuffles leadership

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2020
The $11 billion industry fund for the coal mining sector, Mine Super, has a new deputy chief executive and a new chief risk officer. Vasyl Nair has transitioned from chief risk officer to deputy chief executive. Nair had been chief risk officer at the ...

Trust in big four improves

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2020
Consumer trust in Australia's big four banks has made headways during the COVID-19 crisis, yet despite the improvement they still don't make the top 10. Surveying 1250 Australians in relation to 31 banks, the Australian Banking Brand and Trust index ...

Macquarie kicks off $400m raise

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2020
Macquarie Bank has announced a $400 million capital raise, with the convertible notes set to be quoted on the ASX from Tuesday, May 19. The raise, aimed at both institutional and retail investors and Macquarie shareholders, will be issued at $100 per ...

Prodigy boutique to continue

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020
It's business as usual at Flinders Investment Partners, after its multi-boutique partner Prodigy decided to shut in March. On March 18, Steve Tucker's Prodigy Investment Partners closed its doors after about six years of operation, after its ...

Court to decide OneVue claim over Sargon sale

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2020
The sale of Sargon's subsidiaries has yielded $29.6 million for its secured creditors including OneVue and Westpac, who will now have their claims decided in court. The sale, which was confirmed yesterday includes Diversa, CCSL, Tidswell and Australian ...

Former licensee head in new role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2020
The former managing director of a now-defunct dealer group has taken on a new leadership role at MLC. MLC has confirmed the appointment of Mark Fisher as general manager of Godfrey Pembroke and MLC Connect. Fisher wrapped up as general manager of Securitor ...

Almost $1bn wiped off risk market

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2020
Overall risk insurance market inflows declined in 2019 breaking what was a decades long history of increases, year on year they were down by 4.5%. According to data from Plan For Life Actuaries, risk insurance inflows fell from $16.5 billion to $15.7 ...

Capital retention policies may hit investors: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2020
New research warns moves by regulators to ensure companies keep a tight rein on capital will likely leave investors worse off. A research paper by First Sentier Investors' systematic equities manager Realindex shows investors - particularly those invested ...