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Westpac names customer relations executive

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2018
... Hartzer said McCann will "ensure that our customer agenda and any emerging customer issues stay front-and-centre at the highest levels of the bank." "Carolyn is a highly-experienced executive who is well-known across the bank for her passion for our ...

Chief economist update: Forget asking for a pay rise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2018
... The bears have it too. The unemployment rate - the stat the RBA looks at - rose from 5.5% in March to 5.6% in April (the highest rate of joblessness since July last year) with the number of unemployed increasing by 10,600 to 741,000 in April. The seasonally ...

Chief economist update: All Ords rising

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2018
... revealed that 38% (up from 20%) think they will be better off as a result of the Budget. This according to Ipsos is "the highest rating of personal benefit from a Budget since 2006." Those who feel they'll be worse off dropped from 50% to 25%. The ...

Chief economist update: When good oil goes bad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2018
... now could again call, the black gold. As at 4 May, the Baker and Hughes rotary oil rig count has reached 834 rigs - its highest level since March 2015 - up 11.6% so far this year after surging by 42.3% in 2017. The synchronised global growth upswing ...

Morningstar creates carbon risk investment tool

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2018
... developed-market equity strategies, Europe ex-UK funds generally have the lowest carbon risk score, Asia ex-Japan the highest, and the US lands in the middle while diversified emerging market equity strategies tend to have higher carbon risk scores. ...

Water risk infiltrates agriculture portfolios

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2018
... water system is tradable - you don't have to own land to own water. That's created and allowed for water to flow to the highest and best use," he says. Lee adds efficient water users can afford to pay more for water, which typically yield higher value ...

Smaller super funds lead Roy Morgan rankings

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2018
... again topped the Roy Morgan monthly super rankings. It recorded an average customer satisfaction score of 74.6% - the highest of all superannuation funds. Care Super and Catholic Super both recorded increases in customer satisfaction, with Care jumping ...

Advisers react to Royal Commission revelations

JAMIE WILLIAMSON, KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
... the non-aligned advisers value proposition and we don't see any detriment to Atlas' ability to service clients with the highest level of advice and professionalism. Anne Graham, managing director, Story Wealth Management The stories that have come out ...

Adviser regulation lacking a professional body, RC hears

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
... want to tarnish its reputation and engage in a legal battle. AFA chief executive Philip Kewin faced the country's highest form of public inquiry yesterday, explaining the professional body aspires to play a bigger role in regulating the industry. ...

Chief economist update: Let's talk about oil baby

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2018
... correlated with higher oil prices. As at April 6, the Baker and Hughes rotary oil rig count has reached 808 rigs - its highest level 37 months - up 8.2% so far this year after surging by 42.3% in 2017. Ben Ong is the Director of Economics and Investments ...