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Chief economist update: Japan tightens fiscal policy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2019
Just as the clamour among central banks for fiscal policy aid continue to grow - recently supported by prescriptions from international institutions such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank (WB), the World Trade Organisation (WTO) ...

Super funds face scrutiny in Canberra

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2019
AustralianSuper, AMP Super, IOOF, QSuper and Hostplus are just some of the funds that will front the committee for a two day hearing in Canberra in November as part of its ongoing review of the four major banks and other financial institutions. Other ...

AMP combines business units, appoints new boss

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2019
AMP Limited has announced it is combining its Australian wealth management business with banking into a new entity named AMP Australia, and has shuffled its C-suite lineup. AMP chief executive Francesco De Ferrari said the integration of the wealth ...

FASEA exam dates revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2019
The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority provided an update on the exam all financial advisers must sit. The Authority confirmed the December round of exams will be held from December 5-9 in 19 centres across Australia including regional ...

CommInsure charged over hawking

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2019
CommInsure has been charged with 87 counts of making unsolicited telephone calls to sell life insurance, and faces up to $1.8 million in penalties. ASIC is alleging the Commonwealth Bank subsidiary unlawfully sold life insurance policies over the phone ...

IOOF expects to reappeal timber case

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2019
IOOF is considering "all available legal options" for former business Australian Executor Trustees, which exposed it to millions in compensation costs after last Thursday's court judgement in the S.E.A.S Sapfor Forests Pty Ltd case. The company notified ...

Former IOOF company loses court battle in timber scheme

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019
Australian Executor Trustees (SA) Limited, formerly owned by IOOF, is expected to pay about $80 million after yesterday's court judgement on its conduct as the trustee to a forestry investment scheme. AET was appointed as the trustee of the S.E.A.S ...

Treasury agreed with Grattan SG modelling

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2019
Grattan's report arguing Aussies retire with enough and government should scrap increasing the superannuation guarantee to 12% was "broadly consistent" with Treasury's own modelling, staff emails show. In November, Grattan said most workers ...

New NAB chief start date announced

KRISTI CHENG  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2019
NAB has announced Ross McEwan will take the reins as the group's new chief executive before the year's end. Ross McEwan will step down from his role as chief executive of the Royal Bank of Scotland on October 31 and commence as chief of NAB onDecember ...

QIC launches China bond fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2019
The $80 billion Queensland-based asset management giant has received official approval for its partnered fund that will invest in China corporate bonds. The US$50 million QIC Ping An China Corporate Bond Fund is a partnership between QIC and China's ...