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Boutique hires star analyst from Citi

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2020
... Australian equities, and is owned by employees and New York Life Insurance Company. The firm managed $12 billion as at February end.

NFP super fund performance revealed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2020
... 15 funds ranged from -5.4% to -12.6% during March, equating to an average return of -9% for the month. Going back to February 20, the range of returns for the same funds to March end was -8.6% to -16.1%. The average return for the period was -12.1%. ...

Former financial adviser permanently banned

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2020
... Gibbs is the first person to be permanently banned under recent extensions to ASIC's banning powers as a result of the February passage of the Stronger Regulators Act. Previously, the ban only served to stop people from providing financial services or ...

Latest adviser exam results in

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2020
FASEA has announced more than 82% of financial advisers that sat the February exam were successful. Releasing the results today, the body said 2231 advisers sat the exam in mid-February and 82% passed. More than 30% of the advisers listed on ASIC's ...

A coronavirus-bitten cat bounce?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2020
... the virus has done to economies around the world. The jump in the US unemployment rate to 4.4% in March from 3.5% in February provides a preview. So has the sharp fall in PMI indices across the planet. The problem is that easing death rates and infections ...

Chief economist update: Different contagion, same fiscal policy divide

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2020
... in the previous month. The IHS/Markit Eurozone composite index dove to an all-time low of 29.7 in March from 51.4 in February, paced by the near halving of the services PMI to 26.4 (from 52.8) and continued falls in the manufacturing PMI to 44.5 (from ...

Chant West takes Zenith acquisition to court

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2020
... Capital's company for the acquisition) last week sent Chant West a letter seeking to immediately terminate their February 18 sales agreement saying that Chant West's business had a "material adverse impact" from the market environment. Chant ...

ASIC cancels slew of AFSLs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020
... Australia. The Gold Coast-based licensee transitioned its financial advice business to MyPlanner Professional Services in February 2017. The licensee caught ASIC's eye later that year, and additional conditions were placed on both the MyPlanner Australia ...

YBR national advice lead moves to Interprac

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020
... Adviser Register shows a few of YBR advisers have left the industry since the sale (from 58 in December 2019 to 55 in February 2020).

Business unusual: COVID-19 threats facing real estate

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... Westpac-Melbourne Institute Index of House Price Expectations fell to 6.6% in March, the largest monthly decline since February 2019, Peleg said. Peleg believes housing prices will continue to fall as population growth and employment decelerate. "While ...