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John Key under fire

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2019
... achieve this assurance is working with the RBNZ and an independent party to undertake the necessary reviews." Responding to news of the review, Deputy New Zealand Prime Minister Winston Peters said in an interview with TVNZ: "I think it's wrong that ...

Westpac appoints remediation lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2019
... manager, deposits. Her appointment comes as reports of up to 300 roles being made redundant at BT Financial Group swirl. The news follows Westpac's decision to exit personal financial advice earlier this year. Banking Day is reporting the group is set ...

Facebook dropped from ESG index

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2019
... Analytica scandal and the hacking of almost 50 million accounts. Steadman said there was hope yet for Facebook though: "The good news for Facebook and other members of the S&P 500 is that the composition of the S&P 500 ESG Index is reasonably fluid ...

Chief economist update: Another rate cut on the cards

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2019
... reckons that, employment growth had been boosted by around 20,000 heads. You do the sums. Then again, that was yesterday's news. As Fleetwood Mac sings, "Yesterday's gone, yesterday's gone..." What matters is the forward view. The ABS reports ...

Final farewell for industry association

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019
After more than 96 years as a recognised industry association, members of the Superannuated Commonwealth Officers of Australia have come together for the last time. About 100 of the industry body's remaining members attended its final meeting - a special ...

Downgrade follows fund manager YouTube apology

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019
... Fund. Hargreaves Lansdown issued a response yesterday, in which it said: "We understand the last week has been unsettling. News that dealing in Woodford Equity Income has been suspended will be concerning to the investors that have backed this fund ...

The case for tax deductible advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2019
... clear path for more Australians to receive advice." The group said it has the backing of key licensees, stating: "The good news is, with the support we have across the industry, we think we can win this battle. In turn, this will go some way to offsetting ...

Chief economist update: The greatest challenge of our time

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2019
Inflation is dead! Bond markets celebrate! News headlines have picked up on the fall and fall in the yield offered by 10-year US Treasuries. The yield closed at 2.24% overnight, down from 2.26% the day before - the lowest since September 2017. But the ...

Liberal win stuns, ASX rallies: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2019
... Graeme Colley said many Australians would be feeling more relaxed about their superannuation after the election. "The best news is that franking credit refunds will continue to all taxpayers and we expect to see a reintroduction of legislation that was ...

Chief economist update: It'll hurt me more than it hurts you

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2019
... while China slows - this now is reversing in Beijing's favour. No use re-inventing the wheel, here's Factset's news stories on latest US stats: "May IHS Markit Flash Manufacturing PMI down 2.0 m/m to 50.6 (est. 52.7), lowest since Sep-2009. ...