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Natixis hires insto sales director, opens Melbourne office

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2020
... share strategies," he said. King said Natixis will bring value to Melbourne's mushrooming market. "Melbourne is not just home to many of Australia's most important financial institutions - it will soon have a bigger population than Sydney," he said. ...

Costs spiral for baby boomers

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2020
... drought; with beef up 8.2%, pork up 7.9%, vegetables up 3.7%, milk up 6.4%, bread up 3.1% and eggs up 5.2%. ASFA also found that home ownership costs have risen over the past year, with maintenance costs up 2.7%, water and sewerage charges up 2.9%, property ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 could hit Australia with triple whammy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020
... completely frozen, economic activity in the country. But even without the government-mandated lockdown, consumers are staying home on their own volition for fear of being infected. This would dramatically impact revenues of restaurants, hotels, retail ...

Chief economist update: Australians not confident enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2020
... generated by the resurgence in the stock (S&P/ASX 200 index up by 6.5% this year to date) and property markets (CoreLogic RP Data Home Value Index - 5 capital city aggregate - up by 0.9% in the month of January and 5.3% from a year earlier). Then again ...

QSuper member drags board to court, loses

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2020
... the QSuper trustee to pay him $414,710 to make up for the delay in paying the TPD benefit during which he said, he lost his home and motor vehicle and copped significant financial losses. However, the Tribunal was not impressed and said that QSuper trustee ...

Former licensee boss banned

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2020
... numerous failures. Mark Schroeder was director, chief executive, responsible manager and a key person for Spectrum - once home to close to 100 advisers. Surveillance identified serious concerns about the licensee's compliance with its obligations ...

ISA demands pull Combet from ME Bank

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2020
... its continuing growth and achievements in helping many working Australians get ahead through straightforward and affordable home loans and banking products. I wish both the bank and its customers well for the future," Combet said. "My retirement from ...

Calls for disability insurance reform

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2020
... policyholder has an income replacement ratio of 75%, the policy may typically permit more than 102% of pre-disability take-home pay. A high replacement ratio can be a disincentive to returning to work." In December, the Australian Prudential Regulation ...

OneVue takes control of Madison

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2020
OneVue has taken control of Madison Financial Group, working to arrange a sale of the dealer group which is home to close to 100 advisers. It's the latest development in the Sargon saga, which began last Wednesday when Sargon entered external administration ...

BetaShares calls for universal pension

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2020
BetaShares has proposed that Australia adopt a system that would provide a pension to everyone, funded by superannuation contributions. The proposal was made in the company's submission to the Australian Treasury as part of its consultation with market ...