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Chief economist update: Eurozone growth slowing fast

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2018
Uh-oh! Borrowing a quote from Robert Burns: "The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry." It appears to be heading that way looking at the third quarter economic scorecard in the Eurozone. Advance estimates show that the single currency region's ...

CBA ramps up blockchain

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2018
... show enormous promise but the technology is not ready," she said. Apart from the technology, another big challenge is finding a partner with aligned vision, Gilder said. "An example would be World Bank's issuance of a new bond on our capital markets ...

Young Aussies set lofty retirement goals

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2018
... longer settle for slow and steady progress to build a comfortable nest egg. They're motivated and self-educating, finding new tools to create wealth and reach their goals," he said. Labelled as the "financial independence, retire early" (FIRE) movement ...

Bank-owned advice firm requests ASIC extension

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2018
Highlighting the point ASIC chair James Shipton made about slow and delayed responses from Australia's financial institutions, a bank's financial advice subsidiary has sought an extension to complete a major report as part of its enforceable undertaking. ...

Post Royal Commission change is all talk: Shipton

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2018
... responses from financial institutions and, in some cases, overly technical responses aimed at delay." This is despite a key finding of the Royal Commission's interim report being that the industry has been repeatedly dishonest with both the community ...

Adviser-client relationships not swayed by RC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2018
About 56% of consumers and more than a third of SMEs feel the revelations of the Royal Commission have had no impact on the way they interact with their financial adviser. New research from MetLife shows the Royal Commission has had no impact on the ...

Financial services employment to boom

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2018
The employment outlook for the financial services sector is at a six-year high, despite the Royal Commission. Latest figures from Manpower show the net employment outlook for the finance, insurance and real estate sectors is up 21% for the fourth quarter ...

Colonial First State to cut tobacco by 2020

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2018
... every year yet tobacco stocks have enjoyed good yields, steady growth and showed resilience to economic sharps. As such, finding investments to replace tobacco in portfolios may present a challenge to managers. At CFS, the external managers looking after ...

Macquarie boss joins climate change commission

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2018
Macquarie's chief executive designate Shemara Wikramanayake has been named a commissioner for a global climate change initiative, alongside Bill Gates and Ban Ki-Moon. The Global Commission on Adaptation was launched at The Hague yesterday with ...

RBC I&TS wins custody, fund admin mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2018
... It is also developing a global middle-office solution. Head of RBC I&TS Australia, David Travers said the custodian is finding prospective clients want more than commoditised custody services. "We are looking forward to working with Warakirri to leverage ...