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Chief economist update: More from Morrison

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2020
"Getting small businesses back on their feet is critical. We want to ensure the right support is in place for small businesses as they get past the initial recovery phase of this unprecedented bushfire crisis..." These were Australian Prime Minister ...

AMP remediation processes questionable

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2020
AMP has responded to reports it is refunding fees charged to members into new AMP superannuation accounts opened without customers' knowledge or consent. Following a report by the ABC, AMP has confirmed it is depositing refunds owed to former customers ...

Revolution Asset Management launches second fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2020
... return profile as the original one. But this time, the boutique and its distribution partner Channel Capital have opted for an open-ended vehicle and will remain open to quarterly applications for new investors. It is offering the fund in two versions ...

Powerwrap finds new line of business

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2020
Powerwrap has signed an agreement in what could be its second-biggest client after Escala Partners and a new line of business for the platform. A US company that distributes alternative funds to financial advisers has mandated Powerwrap to provide its ...

BlackRock wakes up to climate change

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2020
... BlackRock's total portfolio was invested in ESG-oriented funds and criticised the board's ties to the fossil fuel sector. In an open letter to other business leaders, the newly "woke" Fink likened climate change to the dot-com bubble and the ...

NAB revamps superannuation trustee board

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2020
NULIS Nominees has added a former Vanguard Australia director and three other non-executive directors to its board, as ASIC chases it in Federal Court. NULIS, which oversees NAB's superannuation funds with $75 billion in assets under management ...

Bank of Mum and Dad forking out serious dosh

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2020
... as the 'children' don't want to feel like a child again." Theobald has seen 'the Bank of Mum and Dad' open its cheque book as recently as yesterday. "We had younger clients in yesterday that are paying $650 a week in rent, they both ...

US private investment firm appoints first Aussie partner

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2020
A Boston-based private investment firm has appointed its first Australian partner to lead its operations down under. Former Olympic diver Mike Murphy has been promoted to partner at Bain Capital, after five years with the firm. Prior to the promotion ...

Global manager's Aussie distribution head retires

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2020
A $1.7 trillion global manager's head of distribution for Australia and New Zealand will retire at the end of this year. T.Rowe Price's Murray Brewer was with the company for 14 years, starting when it first opened its Sydney office in 2006. ...

RBA crushes hopes of Libra launch

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2020
... fraud and provide convenient and secure methods for authenticating individuals, including as part of the rollout of 'open banking' - an area where fintechs may be well placed to offer new services utilising customer data," it said. The RBA said ...