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Chief economist update: Weaker yen strengthening Japan

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2019
Apart from underwriting improved growth in the Japanese economy, the yen's depreciation should help in the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) efforts to bring inflation up to its 2% target. Look ma, no hands! "Merkurisumasu, soshite, akemashite omedet?!" ...

ASIC outlines Code of Ethics expectations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2019
The Australian Securities and Investment Commission has outlined what it expects of advice licensees in regards to enforcing the Code of Ethics, saying it will not monitor or enforce individual advisers' compliance. The regulator said under the Corporations ...

Retail fund swaps out K2

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2019
A $47 billion retail superannuation fund has dropped a K2 Asset Management Aussie equities fund for another manager's offering. The K2 Australian Absolute Return Fund managed $46.8 million on behalf of AMP Superannuation Trust and other AMP clients ...

Boutique portfolio manager to retire

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2019
A Sydney small caps boutique has appointed a new co-portfolio manager, as its founder and chief investment officer announces his retirement plans. Frank Villante will retire from Celeste Funds Management in November 2021. As a result, Celeste is promoting ...

Life risk insurance not profitable: KPMG

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2019
Profitability in life risk insurance has dropped to the extent that the sector is now loss-making in aggregate, according to KPMG. The global consultant's analysis of the financial results of Australia's life insurers shows the sector made an ...

MLC hires from Perpetual Private

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2019
MLC Asset Management has appointed a director for its managed accounts business, hiring a Perpetual Private general manager. Jason Komadina starts as MLC's managed accounts lead on 29 January 2020. He will report to general manager for strategic ...

Fossil fuel exposures climb at UniSuper

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2019
The $80 billion superannuation fund is more exposed to companies involved in fossil fuels than it was a year ago, according to its second annual climate risk disclosures released yesterday. At June end, UniSuper had 12% of its exposures in companies ...

Three advisers cop ASIC bans

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2019
ASIC has banned three financial advisers for up to five years each, in separate banning orders made recently. Wendy Michelle Chapman was banned for five years from providing any financial services. She was most recently employed as a senior planner ...

CommInsure enters guilty plea

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2019
CommInsure has pleaded guilty to 87 hawking offences. ASIC announced that Colonial Mutual Life Assurance Society, trading as CommInsure, has entered a guilty plea for 87 counts of offering to sell insurance products in the course of unlawful, unsolicited ...

Chief economist update: The PBOC stimulates

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2019
... growth stats, suggesting that fourth quarter activity continues to weaken. Retail sales increased by 7.2% in the year to October -- down from 7.8% in the previous month, less than market expectations for an acceleration to 7.9% and the slowest rate since ...