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Chief economist update: Australian bull market here we come

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2019
Just a weetle more, a weetle more... a little more push higher and sooner than soon, the All Ordinaries index would satisfy the technical definition of a bull market - a 20% rally from its nearest low - and onwards towards topping its record high of ...

Managed accounts provider recruits portfolio manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2019
A managed accounts provider has hired a long-serving portfolio manager from Hyperion Asset Management. Elston Asset Management appointed Justin Woerner as a portfolio manager in April. He spent more than 14 years at Hyperion, starting out as an investment ...

CFS taps senior Qantas Super executive

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2019
Colonial First State has appointed a senior Qantas Super executive to a superannuation governance role. The institution has appointed Hugh Loughrey as the head of the office of the trustee. He moves into the role as former head of the office of the ...

Macquarie Securities cops ASIC penalty

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2019
Macquarie's securities business has paid a $300,000 penalty for contravening market integrity rules, the corporate regulator said this morning. ASIC issued an infringement notice to Macquarie Securities on May 3, after its markets disciplinary panel ...

Former Gold Coast adviser banned

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2019
ASIC banned a former authorised representative of the now-defunct Austplan after clients were found to have been placed in a vulnerable financial position as a result of his advice. Gold Coast financial adviser Daniel Renneberg is banned from providing ...

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 ...

Big four satisfaction on road to recovery

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2019
Around four months after Kenneth Hayne handed down his final report into misconduct in financial services, customers of the big four banks are starting to feel more satisfied. Latest Roy Morgan findings show customer satisfaction with Australia's largest ...

Chief economist update: The power of one

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2019
"The heat is on, the heat is on, the heat is on Oh it's on the street, the heat is on..." - Glenn Frey Oh yes, Virginia, the Reserve Bank better deliver a cut in interest rates when its board meets next week (June 4) or there'll be a lot of ...

AFCA seeks to strengthen leadership

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2019
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) is recruiting for a number of newly-created senior roles. Chief ombudsman and chief executive David Locke will appoint a deputy chief ombudsman and general counsel. The new leadership roles will be ...

MLC Life wins group insurance mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2019
MLC Life Insurance has won a group insurance mandate from a $6 billion superannuation fund. It will replace AIA Australia. Maritime Super members will be covered for death, TPD and income protection insurance under a new agreement with MLC Life that's ...