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Former dealer group chief to lead Australian Ethical

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2020
A former financial advice licensee head is set to lead the $3.8 billion ethical investment manager and super fund. Australian Ethical has appointed John McMurdo as chief executive and managing director, with acting chief executive Steve Gibbs set to ...

Argo Investments' profit plunges

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2020
Listed investment company Argo Investments' profit has taken a dive, falling 24.4% from the previous period. Yet Argo has maintained its half-year dividend at 16 cents per share fully franked. The company announced a half-year profit of $118.8 million ...

Chief economist update: It's a holiday for the Fed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2020
... bank kept monetary policy settings unchanged at the conclusion of its January FOMC meeting. "The Committee decided to maintain the target range for the federal funds rate at 1-1/2 to 1-3/4 percent," it said. And that should be enough for the duration ...

Chief economist update: Turn the beat around

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2020
... further pressure on already lacklustre consumer spending, leading to even lower inflation as businesses offer discounts to maintain revenues, leading to low inflation and, by virtue of CPI indexation, low wage growth that keeps downward pressure on household ...

Future Fund returns 14.3% for the year

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2020
... statement. "Global debt levels and demographic pressures will shape economies and markets over the medium to long term. We maintain our long-held view that prospective returns will be lower than recent returns." Future Fund chief executive David Neal ...

Former Wells Fargo chief banned for life

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020
... are committing all necessary resources to ensure that we operate with the strongest business practices and controls, maintain the highest level of integrity, and have in place the appropriate culture. "The company is different today, but we know we still ...

The growing risk to financial advisers

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2020
Financial advisers must act to repair the trust deficit or risk being superseded by superannuation funds. That's according to advisory and accounting firm HLB Mann Judd's Michael Hutton, who warned of the threat the changes could have to financial ...

Aussie stocks burnt in blaze

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2020
As Australia burns, so too does the bottom line of our listed companies, with real implications for our retail, insurance, agriculture and transport sectors. The Australian economy is also not without risk, with many economists predicting that the bushfire ...

Your Super, Your Choice debate heats up

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2020
... specific investment choices in their existing fund or have chosen insurance levels, effectively forcing these individuals to maintain multiple super account." The FSC cited Productivity Commission modelling suggesting an individual with two accounts ...

DNR expands distribution team

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2020
... creation of a regional manager - NSW and QLD role is a continuation of our desire to invest in long term relationships and maintain our high level of client servicing," White said. "[Coates] brings experience distributing a wide range of investment strategies ...