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Freedom sold life insurance to intellectually disabled man: Royal Commission

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2018
... Stewart told the Commission how Freedom sold life insurance to his son - who suffers from Down Syndrome - in 2016. In a recording of a phone call Stewart (his son's carer) made to cancel the policy, a Freedom agent disputes Stewart's assertion that the ...

Chief economist update: China's neo-great leap forward

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2018
... Australian Financial Review (AFR) "...in the weeks before the MSCI China A-share inclusion, buying accelerated, with April recording a high monthly northbound net inflow of 40.54 yuan, up 222% on March's northbound inflow and a staggering four times ...

Advice firm impersonated clients

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2018
... McKenna to gain details of her Commonwealth super scheme and entitlements. The Royal Commission was played an audio recording of a phone call made by a Henderson Maxwell staffer to the State Authorities Superannuation Scheme on 7 November, 2017 - the ...

Chief economist update: Japan's other war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2018
... safe-haven purchases of the Japanese yen. The yen has appreciated by 6.1% versus the greenback this year to date (after recording a 3.1% increase in 2017). It goes without saying that the Japanese currency's appreciation alone would give America a competitive ...

Chief economist update: Inflation isn't such a lonely word

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2018
... rate up to 2.7% from 2.6%. The core PPI-FD index - less food and energy - increased by 0.4% in the month January after recording a 0.1% decline in the previous month. While the latest figure brought the annual rate of growth in the core measure down ...

Chief economist update: Bad news is good news returns?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2018
... on the same day) of weaker than expected retail spending. US retail sales fell by 0.3% in the month of January after recording no growth (revised lower from a 0.4% increase) in the previous month. This is the largest monthly drop since February last ...

Global fintech firm to launch in APAC

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2018
... Asia-Pacific David Dodd said. "In addition, IPC's solutions have the potential to provide compliant communications and recording systems management. As a result, customers can rely on holistic and secure solutions to further their business strategy in ...

Capex brings cheer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017
... latest update shows that Australian companies might be starting to take a sip with actual private new capital expenditure recording the first positive year-on-year reading - up 2.3% in the September quarter - after 16 straight quarters of decline. Actual ...

Australian business conditions gone gangbusters

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2017
... released. Wages growth in the September quarter - as measured by the wage price index - disappointed market expectations, recording no acceleration from the 0.5% quarterly rate recorded in the three-months to June and only marginally up on a year-on-year ...

ANZ Wealth drags group's earnings

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2017
... the first half of FY19. The funds management and insurance business dragged the group's overall positive performance, recording $993 million in net income, down 14% on the previous corresponding period. Cash profit dropped 27% year-on-year to $238 million. ...