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Chief economist update: BOJ exit last year, BOJ easing this year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2019
... Fed's pause announced early this year sent the yen from the ¥113.96 December 2018 low to a high of ¥108.29 in early January 2019. The yen is currently down by 0.8% this year to date but given the global slowdown (led by China), the Japanese currency ...

IOOF braces for new super package, grandfathered commissions changes

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2019
... investment fees to 3% of account balances with less than $6000. In terms of grandfathered commissions due to be banned from 1 January 2021, as proposed by Commissioner Kenneth Hayne, this will have a $7 million impact on profit, Mota said. In the six ...

Chief economist update: Where sentiment goes, there too is spending

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2019
... sentiment index bounced back 4.7 points to a reading of 95.5 in February - partially offsetting the 7.1-point dive recorded in January. The index of consumer expectations rebounded more - up 7.9 points this month after falling 8.7 points in January. ...

NAB most distrusted bank in Australia

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2019
... survey conducted after the financial services Royal Commission handed down its final report and NAB bosses resigned. In January, Commonwealth Bank had the lowest trust score but after Commissioner Kenneth Hayne singled out NAB's leadership almost a fortnight ...

Chief economist update: Is the US about to join the global slowdown club?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2019
... processing were delayed for this indicator release due to the lapse in federal funding from 22 December 2018 through to 25 January 2019. Processing and data quality were monitored throughout and response rates were at or above normal levels for this ...

Industry fund appoints chief executive

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2019
... the departure of Richard Nunn. Nunn announced his departure to move to the chief executive role at MetLife Australia in January. D'Alessandro has extensive experience in wealth management and administration, having previously served as a general ...

K2 posts losses, signs on distributor

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2019
... K2's board and senior management and a number of initiatives have been implemented in this regard. With effect from 1 January 2019, K2 signed a distribution agreement with Principals Funds Management, aiming to target a select group of investors," K2 ...

Macquarie expects profit jump

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2019
... take Fass's spot on the group management committee, and chair the EMEA management committee. A third appointment, made on January 14, sees Macquarie Group's US country head Shawn Lytle take on the role of MIM's global head (he was previously the deputy). ...

Former Macquarie advisers have bans reduced

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2019
... created false order management system transaction records to reflect the false emails. Landau engaged in the misconduct January 2014 and January 2017, while Campbell did so between August 2015 and March 2017, ASIC said. While the AAT acknowledged both ...

AMP Capital appoints managing director Australia

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2019
... the departure of head of retail Manuel Damianakis. Damianakis was appointed to the same role at Franklin Templeton in January. the head of retail position at AMP Capital is yet to be filled. AMP Capital also confirmed that head of institutional Tim Nation ...