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Chief economist update: It'll hurt me more than it hurts you

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2019
... expected, the Ministry of Finance of the People's Republic of China announced (before the opening bell on Wall Street on Monday, the May 13) that it's imposing increased tariffs on a total of 5,140 products imported from the US (worth around ...

ASIC dismisses Royal Commission insider trading reports

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2019
... spokesperson Jim Chalmers said on ABC Radio National Breakfast on 7 February: "Something very fishy happened at 11 o'clock on Monday morning. We need to get to the bottom of it." "On behalf of the Australian people, we need to know that there hasn't ...

FASEA confirms CFP recognition

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2019
... Standards and Ethics Authority will recognise those financial advisers holding a Certified Financial Planner accreditation. On Monday, FASEA confirmed those who have completed the Financial Planning Association of Australia's Certified Financial Planner ...

Banks, ASIC still at war over fees-for-no-service

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2019
... years and cover 36 licensees from the six institutions that currently authorise more than 7,000 advisers," Press said on Monday. "However, we believe the institutions have failed to sufficiently prioritise and resource their reviews, particularly as ...

Government consults on super legislation

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2019
... Government has released draft legislation amending various pension related aspects of super legislation for consultation. On Monday, Assistant Treasurer Stuart Robert said the proposed changes to super legislation would correct the way market-linked ...

Industry funds wary of stapling default members

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2019
... entrants into the superannuation system." In the final report of the financial services Royal Commission handed down last Monday, Hayne came to the same conclusion as the Productivity Commission on the matter - that each person have one default account ...

MGP chief executive departs

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2019
... as the company embarks on its next stage of growth and development." Don Sharp, who stepped down as executive chair on Monday to become acting group chief financial officer, will assume the role of acting chief executive if a suitable candidate is not ...

FASEA confirms code of ethics standard

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2019
... the code of ethics set to govern the behaviour of financial planners and advisers from next year has been confirmed. On Monday, FASEA released the legislative instrument and explanatory statement of its code of ethics standard, after 18 submissions informed ...

Treasury initiates review post RC

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2019
... demand. Commissioner Kenneth Hayne did not make a specific recommendation on them in his final Royal Commission report on Monday. "The desirability of predictable and stable funding for the legal assistance sector and financial counselling services is ...

Synchron slams RC on commissions

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2019
... recommendations to cull commissions are causing advisers some concern, according to Synchron director Don Trapnell. On Monday, Commissioner Kenneth Hayne formally recommended an end to grandfathered commissions, and asked government to push to its current ...