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Aussies regret ERS withdrawals: AIST poll

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2021
... Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees. AIST also says one in four non-retired women who participated in the consumer poll did not have any superannuation savings at all. The people who drained their accounts tended to come from lower levels ...

AFCA welcomes new chair

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 MAY 2021
... visionary strategic leadership. He has always created strong, effective relationships between industry, government and consumer bodies in all sectors he has been involved in. John's independence and experience will be instrumental in driving AFCA's vision ...

Chief economist update: A half-glass full look at inflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 MAY 2021
Inflation was the "word" over the week that was. Concerns over US inflation eased somewhat at the start of last week after US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) revealed disappointing labour market stats. The US economy added 266,000 jobs in April, well ...

James Murdoch launches SPAC

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAY 2021
... partnership is globally recognized as one that has created significant value through their astute understanding of the Asian consumer market, combined with their unique capacity to identify opportunities, catalyse change, and accelerate growth in some ...

AMP loses default KiwiSaver mandate

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAY 2021
... KiwiSaver scheme after appointing BlackRock as key investment manager. New Zealand finance minister Grant Robertson and consumer affairs minister David Clark said the changes were made to provide KiwiSaver account holders with better bang for their buck. ...

ASIC issues warnings on investment scams

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAY 2021
The corporate regulator identified several ongoing investment scams including duping consumers into establishing self-managed super funds, and advertisements for crypto-asset and contracts for difference disguised as fake news articles. ASIC has discovered ...

Deborah Ralston joins Household Capital

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2021
Household Capital has appointed the retirement expert to chair its advisory board. Effective this month, Deborah Ralston will lead the retirement funding provider's advisory board, replacing Jack Diamond. Sitting alongside her on the board is Peter ...

Chief economist update: Inflation scare

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2021
Wall Street's down! All four US benchmark equity indices dropped overnight - the Dow by 1.99; the S&P 500 by 2.1%; the Nasdaq composite by 2.7%; and the Russell 2000 by 3.3%. The yield on 10-year US bonds increased to 1.70% from 1.62% the day before. ...

Nuveen hires director from AXA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2021
... housing sector with strong structural tailwinds supporting increased demand for housing, whilst technology and changing consumer preferences spark innovation in how that demand can be fulfilled by the sector," Mitchell said. "I am delighted to welcome ...

CBA adds $32m to advice remediation bill

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2021
The Commonwealth Bank has upped its indemnity bill to $252 million for dodgy financial advisers who were part of its former subsidiary Count Financial. CBA sold off Count Financial to CountPlus in mid-2019. At the time, CBA provided $200 million in ...