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Insurance giant partners to combine life and health

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2017
... and supporting them to be well, get well, and protect their future," Mu said. Mu's statement echoes his comments back in March at the 2017 Financial Services Council Life Insurance Conference in Sydney, where he said he saw a "strong case for life and ...

A one-handed clap for ScoMo's Budget

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAY 2017
... Statistics (ABS) released the latest update on the country's labour market that showed the unemployment rate dropped from 5.9% in March to 5.7% in April - better than the 5.75% projected in the Budget 2017-18 papers. But the latest labour market report ...

GSFM hires Macquarie exec

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017
... GSFM hiring a new head of institutional business, Charles Levinge, and a head of retail distribution, Stephen Fletcher, in March. Grant Samuel head of distribution Damien McIntyre said at the time that these appointments "will ensure GSFM maintains a ...

Barclays refunds US$97m for overcharging clients

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2017
... into more expensive mutual fund share classes, the SEC said in a statement. In a separate incident, Barclays was fined in March by the Australian corporate watchdog for failing to inform local clients they were exempt from holding an AFSL.

Housing is cooling

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2017
... update on property financing. While the number of total dwelling finance commitments continued to decline - down 0.5% in March after a 0.8% fall in February - their value increased by 0.9% in March, more than reversing the previous month's 0.7% drop ...

Three steps and yields stumble

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2017
... expectations for an unchanged reading, retail sales disappointed. Overall retail sales grew by 0.4% in April from 0.1% in March, less than expectations for a 0.6% gain. Core retail spending increased by 0.3% over the month, also less than the expected ...

Japan rides the virtuous cycle

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2017
... composite PMI survey gives credence to the BOJ's statement. While the composite PMI slipped to 52.6 in April (from 52.9 in March), it remains at a 20-month high as the manufacturing expansion gained more momentum (up to 52.7 in April - a 37 month high) ...

Treasurer launches new financial system inquiry

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... the broader Financial System Inquiry, Morrison said. It follows from the review of the major banks, which wrapped up in March. The Customer Owned Banking Association said fast-tracking the inquiry has been a top priority for mutual banks, credit unions ...

Australian economy proceeding according to projections

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... week's AiG PMI report show increasing expansion in the sectors it surveys - manufacturing up to 59.2 in April from 57.5 in March; services up to 53.0 from 51.7; construction up to 51.9 from 51.2. And just yesterday, we received more indications that ...

Super associations unite to warn against 'political panel'

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2017
... to inform decision making, and holding the panel publicly accountable for its decisions. In the draft report published in March, the Productivity Commission recommended a number of changes to the current default fund system and took aim at both industry ...