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CBA faces shareholder class action

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2017
The Commonwealth Bank is potentially facing the largest shareholder class action in Australian history, according to Maurice Blackburn Lawyers. In a statement, Maurice Blackburn said it was partnering with litigation funder IMF Bentham to open registrations ...

New Zealand super goes green

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2017
New Zealand's $35 billion sovereign wealth fund is hanging its future on a low-carbon strategy, shifting 40% of its funds away from companies with high exposure to carbon emissions and reserves. As part of the major deviation, Guardians of the New Zealand ...

ECB disengages from currency war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2017
One thing stood out when the Reserve Banks of India (RBI), Australia (RBA) and New Zealand (RBNZ) conducted their monetary policy meetings in August, and that is... they all want a lower exchange rate (please sir). Both the RBA and the RBNZ kept interest ...

Life insurer surpasses code of conduct

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2017
TAL is going above and beyond the minimum requirements of the life insurance code of conduct and calling others in the industry to follow suit. The life insurer is applying the code's minimum medical definitions for cancer, heart attack and stroke in ...

Magellan officially ramps up retail offering

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2017
Alongside its annual results which report a slight dip in net profit, Magellan Financial Group officially highlighted its plan to launch an initial public offering for a new ASX-listed investment vehicle. The Magellan Global Trust will target a 4% cash ...

Heffron acquires superannuation advice specialist

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2017
Heffron SMSF Solutions acquired a Queensland firm that specialises in providing superannuation education to financial advisers. Joining the New South Wales and Hunter Valley-based SMSF service provider is McPherson Super Consulting - a firm that also ...

New Zealand advice industry to be overhauled

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2017
The New Zealand government is looking to remove the distinction between class and personal advice, as well as allow the provision of digital advice as it seeks to overhaul the country's regulatory regime for financial advisers. The Financial Services ...

Inflation: Cost-pushed and demand-pulled

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2017
If anything, the National Australia Bank's July business survey added credence to the Reserve Bank of Australia's optimistic take on the outlook for economic activity in the country, but not inflation which it expects "to pick up gradually as the economy ...

RBI succumbs to low-flation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2017
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cut interest rates by 25 basis points - repo rate to 6% (the first reduction in 10 months and the lowest rate since October 2010) and the reverse repo rate to 5.75% (reversing the 25 bps hike announced only four months ...

Douglass makes case for Magellan turnaround

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2017
Ahead of the company's annual results next week, Magellan Financial Group chief executive Hamish Douglass explained to investors why the flagship global equity fund has swung back into outperformance after disappointing returns last year. While 2016-17 ...