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Multi-disciplinary industry trend continues: CBA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2018
About half of all accounting firms are considering a move into financial planning. According to Commonwealth Bank, 43% of Australia's accounting firms are planning to add or grow their wealth management and financial planning capabilities in the ...

Former ANZ GM joins NAB

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018
NAB has hired a former ANZ general manager in a bid to boost customer experience in its business banking division. The bank has appointed Tania Motton to the newly created role of customer executive NAB Partners - Southern, with Motton reporting to ...

FASEA begins work on adviser exam

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUN 2018
The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority commenced a consultation process of sorts to assist with its design of the industry exam which all new and existing advisers will be required to pass. FASEA is seeking expressions of interest from ...

Chief economist update: A prelude to an RBA cut?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2018
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) didn't disappoint when it kept the official cash rate unchanged at a record low 1.5% following its June 5 board meeting. Except for a few tweaks in the wordings here and there, RBA Governor Philip Lowe's statement ...

CYBG revises Virgin Money offer

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2018
CYBG has improved its offer for Virgin Money, the bank and financial services company founded by Richard Branson, in a bid to create a serious national competitor in the UK's banking sector. Under the revised proposal, Virgin Money shareholders ...

Chief economist update: Building approvals on a slowing trend

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2018
The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) latest update on building approvals is consistent with views of slowing activity in the country's housing market. But perhaps, not as dire as the headline seasonally-adjusted monthly numbers suggest. ...

Big data's big retirement benefits

DARREN SNYDER, STEPHEN FAY  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2018
J.P. Morgan Asset Management says big data is allowing retirement income products to be better customised to the individual and more dynamic in managing retiree spending. The asset manager has designed a solution in the US, assisted by retiree data ...

Chief economist update: Italy and Spain an emerging ECB problem

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2018
... euro strengthened versus the US dollar. The euro currency's recent reversal - down to US$1.1655 from US$1.2503 in January - should help underpin share market gains. However, while the euro's recent depreciation is partly a function of US dollar ...

Life insurance data improving: Regulators

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2018
Latest life insurance claim data from APRA and ASIC found group and adviser distributed cover to experience higher claim submission rates. The second round of pilot phase data also found more than 90% of life insurance claims that go to decision are ...

BBSW methodology restores trust

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2018
The new calculation methodology for Australia's bank bill swap rate began on Monday, a direct response to maintain trust in the interest rate benchmark following misuse. In a joint statement the RBA and ASIC said the new BBSW methodology calculates ...