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HSBC appoints wealth leader

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 20 DEC 2018
... management lead for Australia, but will not relaunch a traditional wealth business. Former Westpac state manager Jessica Power will lead the global bank's retail banking and wealth management arm in Australia from December this year, but her appointment ...

Labor pledges tougher unpaid super penalties

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 DEC 2018
... promising to crack down on "dodgy" employers that underpay or fail to pay superannuation with tougher penalties if it comes to power. Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen proposed new measures over the weekend in a bid to curb the "enormous issue" of unpaid ...

ASIC appoints second deputy chair

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2018
ASIC has filled its second deputy chair position to replace Peter Kell, who finished up yesterday. Outgoing Productivity Commission deputy chair and commissioner Karen Chester will commence on 28 January 2019 for a five-year period. Chester was appointed ...

New SG laws hit Senate

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2018
... calculated on the liability. General interest is also charged for late payments. The new law would also give the ATO Commissioner power to make employers undertake an approved educational course and provide evidence once completed. Industry Super Australia ...

Chief economist update: Tariff man takes Wall Street down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2018
... of our Nation, I want them to pay for the privilege of doing so. It will always be the best way to max out our economic power. We are right now taking in billions in Tariffs. MAKE AMERICA RICH AGAIN." The implication, of course, is that all the good ...

Why indexing is big business

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2018
With over three million active benchmarks across the globe growing exponentially, the changing nature of index providers is becoming increasingly more relevant in the investment process. The disproportionate ratio of stocks to indices shows no sign ...

Global manager wins super fund mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2018
A global manager has won a $200 million custom mandate in global equities from a superannuation fund. Parametric Australia has created a factor-based portfolio solution that captures the super fund's views around risks in global stock markets with a ...

New super fund to secure female financial security

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2018
... broader community and planet; and plans to advocate and create changes which improve the retirement outcomes and financial power of women. As such, it excludes investment in gambling, offshore detention, tobacco, weapons, animal cruelty and fossil fuels. ...

APRA not clear how to police BEAR breaches

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2018
... direct powers to disqualify an accountable person without having to apply to the Federal Court. The last time it had this power was for more than three years, ending around 2007. Byres said a number of disqualification decisions it made during this time ...

Chief economist update: Powell Power

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2018
We may have a Santa Claus rally this year after all! US Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell spooked us all - in the Halloween month of October - when, in an interview with PBS, he declared that: "The really extremely accommodative low interest rates ...