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ASIC, MLC Nominees and NULIS in court

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2019
ASIC has commenced Federal Court action against MLC Nominees and NULIS today in regards to fees for no service, filing a statement of agreed facts and admissions. ASIC alleges NULIS and MLC (as the current and former superannuation trustees of NAB) ...

Platform hints at aggressive expansion

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019
The first quarterly results under Xplore Wealth's new chief executive Michael Wright are out and he has hinted at an expansion plan for all of the firm's businesses, including adding more sub-plans to its superannuation offering. Xplore's ...

Macquarie wealth fees income down 14%

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019
Macquarie bank's income from wealth management fees fell 14% in the six months to September end compared to the same period last year, while the bank pivots its advice business to focus on high-net-worth clients. Macquarie collected $144 million ...

Chief economist update: Fed pause could be a short one

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019
Here we go again, the never-ending Sino-Yankee trade deal or no deal saga. This from Bloomberg: "Chinese officials are casting doubts about reaching a comprehensive long-term trade deal with the U.S. even as the two sides get close to signing a "phase ...

Advice group chief executive to depart

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2019
The long-serving chief executive of a boutique financial advice group will exit the business next month. Profile Financial Services has confirmed the resignation of its chief executive Sarah Abood. Abood first took leadership of the privately-owned ...

Chief economist update: RBA rate cut outlook

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2019
No RBA rate cut on race day, no more rate cuts... ever! The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) latest update on the country's consumer price inflation has changed market expectations with regards to how low the Reserve Bank of Australia ...

VanEck launches new fixed income ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2019
VanEck will tomorrow list a new fixed income ETF that capitalises on APRA's expanded capital requirements for big banks, to deliver investors yield north of 2%. The VanEck Vectors Australian Subordinated Debt ETF (ASX: SUBD) will hold a portfolio of ...

Chief economist update: It's the money, stupid

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2019
Extra, extra, read all about it! The S&P 500 index closed at a new all-time high overnight underpinned by bullish headlines that include: positive US-China trade talks; near-certainty of another Fed rate cut at its October FOMC meeting and the latest ...

Berkshire to chase growth for InvestSMART

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019
The ASX-listed financial services business has hired Berkshire Global Advisors to look for growth options as its revenue from grandfathered commissions starts to dry up. Commissions on funds and insurance products accounted for more than 56% of InvestSMART's ...

Chief economist update: Beam us up Scotty

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019
An RBA rate cut won't happen on Melbourne Cup Day, 5 November. But it will happen - perhaps down to negative and up to the point where the Australian central bank is forced into quantitative easing and print Australian dollars. This is because latest ...