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Suncorp chief executive steps down

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2019
... about his diverse career experiences last year. McLoughlin said Johnston's experience and understanding of Suncorp's core insurance and banking businesses make him will placed to step into the role of acting chief executive. "Steve is highly ...

Zurich launches new client portal

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2019
... will offer a new level of engagement for clients, which Zurich said will drive greater adviser efficiency and streamline non-core client administration tasks. The new portal means tasks like changing addresses, updating credit card details and downloading ...

FASEA reveals exam dates

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2019
... encourage advisers to register as early as possible," he said. The FASEA exam will test the practical application of knowledge in core competency areas, including regulatory and legal requirements, the construction of advice and ethical and professional ...

Chief economist update: Japan becomes collateral damage in US-China trade war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2019
... headline consumer price inflation accelerated to 0.5% in the year to March from a 15-month low of 0.2% in February while core inflation inched up to 0.8% from 0.7% - both remained well below the BOJ's 2% target. The yen would remain strong for as ...

Advice and accounting align post-Royal Commission: CountPlus

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2019
New research released by CountPlus shows that Australia's advice and accounting sectors will rapidly converge in the post-Hayne world. The CountPlus whitepaper argues that a new space defined by professionalism and quality advice outcomes is rapidly ...

Sargon launches SMSF alternative

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2019
... responsibilities and operations - to Sargon, a licensed trustee that oversees and administers superannuation funds as its core business." The SAF also provides reliable and accessible estate planning, Rutter said. "Members can rely on the trustee to ...

Chief economist update: Same challenges, differing reactions

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2019
... the March 2019 quarter. With regards inflation, both the RBA and the RBNZ remained faced with below-target inflation. NZ core inflation is 50 bps below target - 1.5% versus 2% - Australia's core inflation, measured as the average of the weighted ...

Chief economist update: RBA refused to blink in May

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2019
... in 2020. Headline inflation eased to 1.3% in the year to the March quarter (from 1.8% in the previous quarter), so did the core inflation measures - trimmed mean to 1.6% from 1.8% and weighted median to 1.2% from 1.6%. It maintained its assessment of ...

The state of the banks

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2019
... challenges, they will continue to focus their efforts on simplification as they seek to drive greater efficiency in their core franchises to manage their financial performance." EY came to slightly different conclusions but agreed the big four have faced ...

Social infra to become core investment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2019
... two decades because of population demographic shifts. In fact, de Vos said social infrastructure may soon be considered a core real estate asset class. "There are good reasons why investors are taking notice of social infrastructure investments, including ...