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Chief economist update: Same challenges, differing reactions

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2019
Deemed the sexiest accent in the world by 'Big 7 Travel', it would have been better (dare I say, sexier) that instead of a printed statement, Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) Governor Adrian Orr verbally delivered the news that: "The Official ...

The state of the banks

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2019
The big accounting firms have released their analysis of the big banks' half year results, noting a continued decline in cash profits for the first half of 2019. The major Australian banks reported a combined cash profit after tax from continuing operations ...

Industry funds dominate AAA quality list

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019
One-in-four superannuation products have achieved Rainmaker's AAA quality benchmarks this year, the majority of which are provided by not-for-profit funds. Following an in-depth assessment of 750 superannuation products, only 174 or 23.2% received ...

Boutique fund house adds distribution lead

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019
A boutique fund manager appointed a new head of distribution from Macquarie. SG Hiscock has appointed Anthony Cochran to lead the distribution of its offering. Cochran joins the company after 14 years with Macquarie. He was most recently responsible ...

What will super funds get from the ASX CHESS replacement?

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2019
As the ASX ticks along in switching from its legacy settlement service to a blockchain based solution, how will Australia's $2.8 trillion pool of superannuation assets benefit? That's a question ASX chief executive Dominic Stevens addressed ...

HSBC appoints new custody business lead

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2019
HSBC Australia has appointed a new head of securities services for Australia and New Zealand. Enzo Cotroneo will step into the role, joining HSBC from CitiGroup Australia where he was head of custody and fund services for several years. Prior to that ...

MLC Life Insurance reviews terms and definitions

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2019
MLC Life Insurance has introduced a number of updates to its definitions and terms across three brands. Changes to TPD, critical illness and income protection covers will apply to MLC Insurance, MLC Insurance (Super) and MLC Insurance (wrap or SMSF) ...

Compensation experts boost chief executive pay

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2019
New research suggests ASX-listed companies that hire compensation consultants tend to boost the pay packets of its chief executives. The academic study, which analysed the top 500 public Australian companies, found 30% used a compensation consultant ...

US relaxes active ETF disclosures

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2019
Australia's active ETF industry could benefit as the US securities regulator softens its stance on daily disclosures for the segment. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission last week allowed an ETF provider to trade active ETFs without making daily ...

Chief economist update: AUD misdirection

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2019
Early New Year predictions the Australian dollar would depreciate by the end of 2019 have been given a boost by the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) 'World Economic Outlook, April' report where it shaved its world GDP growth forecast ...