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Chief economist update: The devil's in the headline US payrolls number details

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUN 2021
The US dollar weakened, so too did the yield on 10-year US Treasuries while the equity market's benchmark indices closed on the up and up as inflation expectations in Uncle Sam's county eased, calming concerns that the US Federal Reserve would ...

BT enhances LifeCENTRAL+

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 JUN 2021
BT's LifeCENTRAL+ can now produce quotes for financial advisers wanting to alter life insurance policies for clients in less than 10 minutes. BT has introduced a new self-service functionality for advisers, providing a quote for the most commonly requested ...

AUSTRAC investigates NAB, JBWere

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 JUN 2021
National Australia Bank and its subsidiaries, including JBWere, are allegedly failing their anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing obligations, according to AUSTRAC. The financial intelligence agency is investigating NAB's "potential ...

YFYS on its way to Senate

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUN 2021
The House of Representatives passed hotly-debated Your Future, Your Super bill last night, with Labor getting away with just one of the amendments on its wish list. Best Financial Interest Duty's proposal to give ministers the power to ban superannuation ...

Chief economist update: A delicate balancing act

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUN 2021
"The demand picture has shown clear signs of improvement." So declared Saudi Arabia's oil minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman as the OPEC+ group of oil producing nations met and decided to gradually increase oil production in July. The OPEC+'s ...

Boutique manager names head of distribution

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2021
A boutique global equities fund manager has hired a distribution lead, formerly of Meritum Financial Group. Gold Coast-based fund manager Swell Asset Management appointed Stephen Poole as head of distribution. Poole was the general manager of NAB's ...

Russell wins mandates worth $285m

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2021
Russell Investments has won corporate superannuation mandates from three employers amounting to $285 million. Clayton Utz, Byrnecut Group and an unnamed reinsurer have tasked the Russell Investments Master Trust to oversee their employees' superannuation ...

Platinum launches investment bond

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2021
Platinum Asset Management has launched an investment bond with Australian Unity. It is offering two options: Platinum's International Fund or the Asia Fund, according to the March 19 product disclosure statement. Lifeplan Australian Friendly Society ...

Class action consultation opens

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2021
Following industry backlash last year, the government is consulting on the recommendations for litigation funding and class actions. The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services Report Litigation funding and the regulation ...

Family law super reforms released

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2021
The government has released the long-awaited exposure draft legislation intended to prevent individuals from hiding superannuation assets in family law proceedings. The exposure draft legislation will use information held by the Australian Taxation ...