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AIA launches digital life insurance advice tool

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2017
Life insurer AIA is partnering with digital financial advice provider SuperEd to develop an online tool for superannuation fund members. The online tool, which will be integrated into AIA's LIFEapp, will provide members with education and assistance ...

More fires than hires

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2017
... (TWI) this year to date - and still below target inflation - put pressure on the Australian central bank for another rate cut. However, this is easier said than done due to the continued bump in property prices and expectations for further gains. The ...

Good for now worrying for later

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2017
... suggest that the best that could be hoped for in terms of a monetary policy response is for steady interest rates for a rate cut would only fan the flames of financial instability a bit more.

We have made mistakes: CBA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2017
... responsible for the relevant business. As part of the Government's six-point plan and bank reform initiatives, Elliott said ANZ has cut card rates by up to 200 basis points and appointed Colin Neave as a customer fairness adviser to strengthen the remediation ...

First of three (or more) coming next week

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2017
Sure there were a few down days but overall, the US equity market - like the energizer bunny - keeps on going and going... up. Wall Street's major equity market indices closed at record highs - the Dow at 21,115.55 points; the S&P 500 at 2395.96 points ...

Link partners with fintech hub

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2017
Increasing its accessibility to financial technology, Link Group is entering a partnership with one of the largest fintech innovation labs in Asia Pacific. Through a corporate partnership with Stone and Chalk, Link will help startups with high growth ...

In search of that elusive Australian animal spirit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017
... "3% economic growth over the next couple of years" - capex being a major component of GDP - and, by extension, raise rate cut (cuts) speculations. Then again, would one or two or three more rate cuts unleash Australian companies' animal spirits?

Magellan COO departs for family office job

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2017
... Magellan's interim results, wherein the company revealed a 20% slide in after-tax profit to $87 million and a 25% dividend cut to 38.4c per share. Magellan chief executive Hamish Douglass said revenues were driven down by 15% to $150.2 million as a result ...

Bump in business confidence and conditions

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2017
Now that's more like it. The NAB monthly business survey showed both business confidence and conditions on the rise. Unlike the seemingly inconsistent result from the December survey - where business conditions gained 4 points while business confidence ...

Merlicek to retire, IOOF appoints new CIO

JAMIE WILLIAMSON AND DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2017
After eight years leading the IOOF investment team and strategy, chief investment officer Steve Merlicek is stepping down in June. The celebrated executive has been instrumental in delivering impressive fund performance, especially for IOOF's multi-manager ...