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CBA chief tasked with rebuilding banking

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2019
... new customers leaving their existing customers in the cold," Frydenberg said. The RBA has passed three interest rate cuts so far this year, with the current cash rate sitting at 0.75%. Most banks have refused to pass these interest rate cuts on in fu ...

Super consumer body grateful for intervention

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2019
... At the group's launch in September, O'Halloran said the lack of consumer representation in super debates had gone on for "far too long", a sentiment he reiterated yesterday. "This is something we've been calling for, for a long time. The consumer movement ...

Clime launches new income fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2019
... done this sort of product before, so it is hard to say. It is for wholesale clients only and we have had good response so far from our private wealth clients in investor road shows," Bristow said. Clime had $961 million in funds under management at end ...

Chief economist update: Bah humbug

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2019
"Have yourself a merry little Christmas, Let your heart be light From now on, Our troubles will be out of sight..." - Judy Garland Yes, Virginia, it looked like that over the past few weeks and into the first days of the Christmas month. The rally in ...

Chief economist update: Lower rates still fail to animate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019
... 12.8% in the June quarter and 12.3% in the March quarter. Recall that the RBA announced the first of its three rate cuts (so far) on the 4th of June. Perhaps, the RBA is correct in its optimism that, "one day my prince will come", and eventually the ...

Dover, McMaster found guilty

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2019
... link, nor any evidence any clients were sent paper copies of the policy. The judge said those contentions were correct "as far as they go", but said it was open to infer. "And I do infer that at least some clients clicked on the link and some were sent ...

Financial planning pioneer to speak at FPA Congress

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2019
... Australian, Glenn Malkiewicz of Endorphin Wealth. He says their work identified 65 life transitions that a person goes through, far beyond the four to seven that are used as a norm. His company now works with 250 advisers across 12 countries. It equips ...

Industry fund appoints new group insurer, ups indirect fee

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2019
A $2.6 billion industry superannuation fund has brought to an end its long-standing relationship with Hannover Life Re, appointing a new life insurer. At the same time, the fund has increased its indirect administration fee. Intrust Super recently awarded ...

NAB accused of greenwashing

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2019
... support beyond 2030, and having no plan in place to manage down exposure to other fossil fuels such as oil and gas, this is far from a responsible approach to minimise climate risk." Market Forces has also identified $1.83 billion in loans from NAB to ...

FSC, ISA face off over APRA heat map

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2019
... approach; this is why we caution against using the information to make a like-for-like comparison of products. We believe it is far more complex, and in some cases problematic," Loane said. "For example, the reference portfolio used by APRA to benchmark ...