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Chief economist update: Cut it, cut it now

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2019
... households start to see this weakness in income growth as permanent, they are likely to change their spending patterns in response." "Continued weak income growth presents a particular risk to the consumption outlook in the context of high household ...

Royal Commission recommendations split industry

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2019
... recommendations were unfair and unreasonable, and being too lenient. EY said the final report and the Government's response stopped short of major structural reforms and labelled the recommendations as "pragmatic," aiming to build or simplify existing ...

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

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2019
... 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 release." It would be good news if it were just distorted by the shutdown. ...

Westpac mulls sale of in-house planners

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2019
... understood talks commenced after negotiations between Westpac and a US-based private equity firm fell over late last year. In response, a spokesperson for Westpac said: "We believe in the important role of advice in supporting Australians to develop ...

Chief economist update: UK economy slows on Brexit woes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2019
... monetary policy will depend on the balance of these effects on demand, supply and the exchange rate. The monetary policy response to Brexit, whatever form it takes, will not be automatic and could be in either direction."

Institutions respond to Royal Commission, make commitments

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2019
... recognise, and to accept responsibility for, poor conduct of the kinds examined in this inquiry," Hayne said. In its response, Commonwealth Bank said the Royal Commission had been valuable for all stakeholders in the financial services industry, and ...

Hayne stops short of dismantling vertical integration

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2019
... Productivity Commission concluded that 'forced structural separation is not likely to prove an effective regulatory response to competition concerns in the financial system.'" However, Hayne agreed with the Productivity Commission's recommendation ...

Conflicts of interest recommendation falls short

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2019
... and the retention of the twin peaks regulatory model. "With the release of the final report and the Government's response, we can now move even faster to repair the sector's damaged reputation and ensure that consumers are able to trust each ...

Life risk commissions must also go: Hayne

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2019
... considering the factors identified by the Royal Commission when undertaking this review," Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said in response. "As part of these reforms, the Government announced that ASIC would conduct a review in 2021 to consider whether the ...

AFSL reference checking protocols required

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2019
... difficult for advisers who engage in misconduct to find alternative employment in the industry," the Government's response said. Expanding on the recommendation, Hayne said licensees frequently fail to respond adequately to requests for references ...