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Chief economist update: A prelude to an RBA cut?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2018
... led to the same conclusion: "The low level of interest rates is continuing to support the Australian economy. Further progress in reducing unemployment and having inflation return to target is expected, although this progress is likely to be gradual." ...

Findex launches debt advisory business

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2018
Findex has expanded into debt advisory services and appointed a former St George executive to lead the business. At St George, Ben Upton was industry lead for emerging markets, having been a senior business banking manager at NAB prior to that. Commenting ...

Chief economist update: Should have sold in May and gone away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2018
... agreement with the US that Australian will be exempt, negotiations with the European Union, Canada and Mexico are still in progress until the June 1 deadline. Trade negotiations with China are also underway. There's the uncertainty over the US-North ...

Government consults on super access for victims of crime

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2018
... written to each administration to encourage engagement in the process. She also added the Government is continuing to progress its broader review of early release of super on compassionate and severe financial hardship grounds. The consultation process ...

Life insurance data improving: Regulators

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2018
... and reliability of data in the life insurance industry was poor. Working together, ASIC and APRA have made significant progress with industry to improve the data," he said. "Our data reporting regime is already bringing improved transparency to this ...

Women's leadership initiative adds men(tors)

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2018
Financial Executive Women has welcomed 17 male financial services executives to aid the positive progression of women in the sector. Closing the 2018 FEW Leadership Conference in Melbourne today, FEW founder Judith Beck launched a new initiative - FEW ...

Industry fund increases life insurance engagement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2018
... then you'd wait what felt like forever for a response. With LifeView, they can look in on their claims and track their progress." Likewise, Vision Super chief executive Stephen Rowe said the industry fund is always looking at ways to offer members more. ...

Industry funds call for super shortfall reform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2018
... casual work. The requirement to earn more than $450 a month in order to incur super payments will also continue to hinder progress. AustralianSuper group executive, membership Rose Kerlin said the removal of this threshold and an increase of the SG to ...

Advice fintech shutters Sydney office

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2018
... for a fortnight so as to teach them how to advice in what was described as the "CBA way." "I am very pleased with the progress the company has made over the past quarter towards its goals," Intiger chair Patrick Canion said. "At Intiger, we are passionate ...

Commonwealth Bank CFO resigns

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2018
... internal and external search for the role," CBA chief executive Matt Comyn said. He added that the bank is making good progress with the renewal of its executive team. "I expect to provide an update on appointments to my leadership team in the coming ...