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Westpac mulls sale of in-house planners

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2019
... announced plans to divest wealth management arms. In November last year, Westpac chief executive Brian Hartzer also said the economics of providing financial advice via BT Financial Group was getting difficult. In September last year, BT Financial Advice ...

Royal Commission will worsen credit crunch: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2019
... respondents (24%) believe it will have minimal effect on the housing market. Nicki Hutley, a partner at Deloitte Access Economics, told Financial Standard 's Chief Economists Forum in Sydney last week that tightened lending policies post-Royal Commission ...

Don't fear credit crunch: Deloitte

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2019
... post-Royal Commission. Speaking at the Financial Standard Chief Economists Forum in Sydney recently, Deloitte Access Economics partner Nicki Hutley said talk of weaker credit market numbers is just that. "Credit market numbers are growing at a slower ...

Former ambassador assesses US-China trade deal

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2019
A trade deal between US and China could end the uncertainty but it won't do anything to help the trade deficit, according to Capital Group vice chairman Michael Thawley. The former Australian ambassador to the US spoke at the Financial Standard ...

Chief economist update: Bring on Aussie dollar depreciation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2019
"Capital Economics sees the local currency falling to US60c this year and hovering there through 2020; it previously forecast it at US65c for 2019 and US70c for 2020." (Australian Financial Review) That's a whopping 15%-16% drop from A$/US$ exchange ...

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 ...

Fed's pause becomes the ECB's problem

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2019
... quarter of last year - the fourth straight quarter of slowdown - but forward indicators suggest more weakness. Markit Economics' Eurozone composite PMI declined to a reading of 51.2 in December from 52.7 in speed (50.0 level). Similarly, the progress ...

ASIC appoints second deputy chair

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2018
... 2014. Her other experience includes a partnership role at Access Capital Advisers and chief executive role at Access Economics. In 2015, Chester was appointed to chair an expert panel to review ASIC's capabilities. The four-month review resulted in a ...

Stop undermining franking credit refunds: Wilson

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2018
... economic case on why both sides of politics should safeguard the current system at the House of Representatives Standing Economics Committee this morning, tasked with investigating the implications of removing refundable franking credits. Wilson highlighted ...

Labor franking credit changes fair but not the best: Grattan

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2018
... investment choice and member engagement across the entire superannuation industry," he said. "You don't need a PhD in economics to understand the basic tenets of supply and demand, and if the SMSF sector is weakened then the flow on effects will ...