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Chief economist update: David Australia versus Goliath China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2020
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) kept monetary policy unchanged at its December board meeting - the last of 2020 - and for good reason. "In Australia, the economic recovery is under way and recent data have generally been better than expected... ...

Former Cbus chief takes prime role at AMP Capital

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2020
Industry superannuation fund Cbus's former chief executive David Atkin is joining AMP Capital as its deputy chief executive, effective December 7. "Atkin will assume operational leadership of AMP Capital in an interim capacity until June 2021, while ...

APRA takes action against Westpac

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020
The prudential regulator has launched action against Westpac over material breaches of liquidity standards. The breaches, which were identified during 2019 and 2020, relate to the incorrect treatment of specific funding and loan products for the purposes ...

Challenger seeks new life chief executive

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2020
Challenger is searching for a new chief executive for its life business, as the incumbent moves to a new role in its group leadership team. Chris Plater has been the life business' chief executive for four years, when he took over the role from ...

CFA Societies adds board members, president

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2020
CFA Societies Australia has refreshed its boards in Sydney and Melbourne and has appointed a State Super executive as president. Charles Wu has been voted in as president of CFA Society Sydney after holding the position of vice president for over three ...

ASIC takes action against missing woman

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2020
ASIC has taken action against Maliver and its sole director, Melissa Caddick - who has been missing in unclear circumstances for over a week - over concerns investor funds were misappropriated. The Federal Court has made interim orders against Maliver ...

AMP Capital drops fees on listed property fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2020
AMP Capital has dropped the management fee its $126 million Listed Property Trusts Fund by 18 bps. The fund, which invests in REITs and stocks of real estate related sectors, is dropping from 0.97% per year in management fees to 0.79% per year. The ...

ASIC prepares industry for claims handling law

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2020
The corporate regulator has released more information to help life insurers and financial advisers adapt to new regulation when handling insurance claims. ASIC's information sheet and consultation paper C12 Proof: Claims Handling and Settling Service ...

Your Future, Your Super reforms closer to legislation

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2020
The federal government has released its draft legislation for the Your Future, Your Super reforms, opening the industry consultation period until December 24. The package of reforms, which was unveiled in the 2020-21 budget, has four main components ...

Life insurance performance plummets

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2020
The life insurance industry has continued to take a hit to profit, with risk products reporting significant losses. The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority's (APRA) latest quarterly life insurance performance statistics paint a bleak picture ...