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Zero tolerance approach to poor culture needed

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2019
The newly appointed lead of APRA's capability review is taking a no-nonsense approach to fixing poor behaviour and getting culture right. Monash Business School professor Graeme Samuel, who appeared at the 2019 Conference of Major Super Funds (CMSF) ...

Brookfield acquires 62% of Oaktree Capital

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019
Brookfield Asset Management is set to acquire 62% of Oaktree Capital, creating a $672 billion alternative investment behemoth. The 120-year-old Canadian firm will pay roughly $6.8 billion for the stake in Oaktree Capital. Following the transaction ...

Chief economist update: Breaking up is hard to do

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2019
"They say that breaking up is hard to do, now I know, I know that it's true..." - Neil Sedaka. This song must be playing in UK prime minister Theresa May's head - it should as it did in mine - when a second round of voting in the House of Commons ...

Macquarie chief executive on striking a balance

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019
At a recent Women in Super lunch, Shemara Wikramanayake spoke about how she managed competing commitments between raising a family and working her way up the corporate ladder at Macquarie Group. Wikramanayake has two children, now teenagers. Her husband ...

Up close and personal: Women in financial services

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019
From chief executives to chief underwriters, risk advisers to mental health and consumer advocates, here are the stories of six women in financial services you should know about. Financial Standard has profiled six women from different parts of the ...

Chief economist update: Cash rate should be 1%

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2019
The Australian economy has slowed - big time. The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) National Accounts report showed that GDP grew by a mere 0.2% in the December 2018 quarter from 0.3% in the previous three-month period, taking the annual growth ...

New retirement loan launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2019
A new debt product that facilitates funding needs for financial advisers' retiree clients has launched. Household Loan, backed by specialist retirement funding provider Household Capital, enables retirees to draw equity from the family home to fund ...

BlackRock launches Australian bond fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2019
BlackRock launched a new indexed fund that will invest in Australian bonds with an ESG focus, with backing from a $21 billion government superannuation fund. VicSuper seeded the fund and partnered with BlackRock. BlackRock Australia's head of fixed ...

KPMG brings remediation regtech to Australia

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2019
The big four consultancy is bringing an AI-driven regtech with the ability to assess remediation files to our shores. UK-based regtech Recordsure will arrive in Australia after the firm formed an alliance with global consulting giant KPMG to roll-out ...

Chief economist update: US economic growth is slowing and accelerating

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2019
US economic growth has slowed in the final quarter of 2018. US economic growth continues to accelerate in the last quarter of 2018. Both are correct statements. It only depends what measurement of US GDP growth rate is used. The US Bureau of Economic ...