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ANU to help determine fate of SG increase

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020
Australian National University (ANU) has been selected by the Morrison government to analyse whether wages will be harmed if the superannuation guarantee is increased to 12%. Robb Preston, manager of Treasury's retirement income policy division, told ...

Pendal global equities fund cut at Morningstar

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2020
Morningstar has dropped coverage on Pendal's global equities fund which recently swapped out an external manager for Pendal's in-house investment team. In November, Pendal announced it would pull $460 million from AQR Capital Management across three ...

HUB24 appoints interim chief financial officer

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2020
Wealth management platform HUB24 has appointed a new interim chief financial officer and joint company secretary following the incumbent's resignation in December last year. Debbie Last has nabbed the role, effective today, and brings with her 25 years ...

JBWere partners with cash platform

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2020
JBWere has signed an agreement with a cash platform to benefit its 500-strong adviser network. The wealth manager will use Cashwerkz's term deposit and at call solutions via the latter's online marketplace. Cashwerkz's platform has over ...

Gender diversity remains static, women still disadvantaged

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2020
The state of play for women in financial services remains dramatically disadvantaged. According to Morningstar's latest report on Women in Investing, gender diversity in funds management hasn't changed over the past two decades. "When it comes to gender ...

Cbus overhauls insurance offering

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2020
Cbus is changing the way it calculates insurance premiums, with members set to pay more for death and TPD insurance cover. From April 1, Cbus members' insurance premiums will be based on their age in a move designed to more closely reflect what it costs ...

Analyst guilty of insider trading

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020
A former analyst at Maple Brown Abbott has pleaded guilty to five counts of insider trading. Michael Ho entered the guilty plea in Downing Center Local Court in relation to the purchase and sale of Big Un shares and options between 18 July 2016 and ...

Chief economist update: Working nine to five, barely getting by

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2020
"Workin' 9 to 5, what a way to make a livin' Barely gettin' by, it's all takin' and no givin'..." - Dolly Parton The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) latest update on the growth of wages among the country's workers ...

Focus to acquire stake in MEDIQ

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2020
Following its acquisition of a stake in Escala Partners, New York-based Focus Financial Partners is set to buy a slice of Melbourne-based MEDIQ Financial Services. Focus has entered a definitive agreement to partner with Ravi Agarwal's MEDIQ Financial ...

IOOF profits fall 39%, advice margins drop

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2020
IOOF's underlying net profit after tax slumped 39% in the first half of FY20 to $56.6 million, following increased governance spending, pricing pressures and divestments. Statutory NPAT was $115 million, buoyed by proceeds from IOOF's sale of Ord Minnett ...