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Chief economist update: Don't buy now, Australian property will be cheaper

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2019
Last week, the Australian Financial Review (AFR) published a piece headed: "Capital Economics becomes fourth forecaster to call for RBA rate cut". It talked about the "independent macroeconomic research" company joining AMP Capital and Industry Super ...

Advice jobs are coming: Recruiter

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2019
Advisers and paraplanners face a year of booming job prospects, as the industry switches into hiring mode after a tough year of regulation, a large recruiting agency reports. According to the latest Hays Jobs Report, advice businesses sat on recruiting ...

No-deal Brexit sparks mixed reaction: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2019
Financial Standard's latest survey shows the financial services sector is grappling with the effects the upcoming Brexit deal will have on the industry. On the back of UK Prime Minister Theresa May's historic defeat of her proposed exit strategy ...

Chief economist update: Australian property market slump

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2019
Be afraid, be very afraid! With headlines like these, not only those who have their fingers in the Australian property pie should be scared, us, Australians all, should be. "Australia's housing price drop expected to be the worst in the world" - ...

Australian Ethical divests IOOF

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2019
Australian Ethical is in the process of divesting its $8.8 million stake in IOOF. Australian Ethical head of ethics research Stuart Palmer said the decision was driven by IOOF's failure to put governance and conflicts management arrangements into ...

State Street names Asia Pacific head

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2019
... services offering across Asia Pacific, has been promoted to lead the entirety of the firm's efforts in the region. In succeeding Wai-Kwong Seck, who departed after eight years in the role to "pursue other opportunities" closer to his hometown of Singapore ...

ClearView director dismissed of charges

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2019
Criminal charges laid against ClearView Wealth non-executive director David Brown by Papua New Guinea police in August were dismissed in court on Friday. Brown is the chief investment officer for PNG's National Superannuation Fund (NASFUND). On 30 July ...

Chief economist update: Safe as burning houses

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2019
"As safe as houses" is generally an expression which means with no risk of failure. The US sub-prime crisis (circa 2008-2009) showed us this is no longer the case. The continued drop in Australian property prices provides a warning sign that it could ...

Platform fee disclosures overlooked: ISA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 JAN 2019
Industry Super Australia welcomed ASIC's proposed fee transparency disclosure changes but pointed out that several areas fell short and failed to address ongoing issues. In response to Consultation Paper 308, ISA said one of Darren McShane's ...

IOOF appoints independent reviewer

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 1 JAN 2019
APRA's licence conditions imposed on IOOF require the wealth manager to begin 2019 with the appointment of an independent reviewer who will report to the regulator quarterly. The independent reviewer's role will be to report on IOOF's progress ...