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Call for pause on default insurance changes

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
... reforms - the Putting Member's Interest First and Protecting Your Super bills - are set to cancel default insurance inside superannuation for members under the age of 25, with less than $6000 in their fund, and with inactive accounts for a period ...

ASIC turns up the heat on enforcement

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2020
One year on from a Royal Commission lambasting, ASIC is continuing to increase its efforts to chasten large institutions for misconduct, latest enforcement activity numbers show. In its latest six monthly report into its enforcement and regulatory work ...

Analyst guilty of insider trading

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020
... associates, invested around $1.6 million in Big Un securities over the period. "Ho has admitted to trading while in possession of inside information relating to Big Un and to one occasion of communicating inside information to an associate," ASIC said. ...

Industry split over super fee hike

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2020
A new fee introduced by Australia's largest superannuation fund has divided the industry, with many questioning its legitimacy. Earlier this month AustralianSuper notified members it would be introducing a new fee called 'Administration fee ...

Chief economist update:China prepares anti-viral injection

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2020
"Fear of death is worse than death itself..." - Gosho Aoyama The rate of infection from the coronavirus continues to multiply and, along with it, the sense of panic that has resulted in an almost worldwide ban on travel to and from China, complete lockdown ...

Chief economist update: Turn the beat around

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2020
The stats are out and they reveal that Australia's inflation genie is still inside Aladdin's lamp. The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) consumer price index report showed headline inflation inched to 1.8% in the year to the December ...

NAB hires to improve governance

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2020
... he is looking forward to joining the board, and being given the opportunity to assist the improvement process from the inside, while also supporting the bank's ambitions at a time of enhanced competition. "Our largest financial services organisations ...

Analysts remain wary as ASX breaks 7000

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020
The S&P/ASX 200 Index has broken the 7000 mark following news of Trump and China finally signing a trade deal, but analysts remain wary of the new record high. The Index gained 47 points on Thursday to finish at 7041.8, setting a new record high for ...

Credit Suisse backs sustainability amid Federer furore

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2020
... $32,140 (21,600 Swiss Francs) for a publicity stunt that saw them, dressed in tennis whites, hit tennis balls back and forth inside Credit Suisse branches in Switzerland last year. Following the stunt, #WakeUpRoger began trending on Twitter. Federer ...

Financial Standard Holiday Cooking Guide 2019

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2019
... I picked up at an op shop for $7, but that's just me boasting. Preheat oven to 250C or maximum with cooking vessel inside. There is no need to oil the vessel or use backing paper. When hot put in the proved dough (turn the brotform over and tip it ...