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Labor says yes, economists say no to SG rise

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020
Former Labor Prime Ministers Kevin Rudd and Paul Keating have slammed the possibility the Liberal party may ditch the planned rise to the super guarantee as economists warn against it going ahead. Speaking at a socially distanced press conference, Rudd ...

QBE chief exits after workplace complaint

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020
The group chief executive of QBE Insurance Group has left the business after almost three years in the role, following a complaint from a female employee just 10 days ago. A spokesperson for QBE confirmed with Financial Standard that the complaint against ...

Former adviser faces fraud charges

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020
A former financial adviser based on the Sunshine Coast has been charged with 10 counts of fraud, totaling nearly $1 million. Brett Andrew Gordon faced Maroochydore Magistrates Court over the fraud charges following an extensive ASIC investigation. Gordon ...

ASIC names operations, risk leads

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020
The corporate regulator has made two senior appointments to lead its operations and risk management units. ASIC promoted long-serving employee Warren Day to the newly-created role of chief operating officer after serving as the executive director of ...

Law firm summarises report AMP won't release

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020
Maurice Blackburn, the firm acting for AMP sexual harassment victim Julia Szlakowski, has released a summary of the findings of AMP's investigation into the matter - which AMP said it would release but hasn't. Despite announcing to the ASX two weeks ...

Robinhood effect steers share market

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020
The perfect storm of government stimulus and a new breed of retail traders with little investing know-how are resuscitating the share market, but for how long? According to Julia Lee, founder and chief investment officer of Burman Invest, numerous factors ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 cuts capex

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020
Australian private new capital expenditure (capex) usually commands attention before and during its release for it provides an indication of domestic firms' optimism towards future growth as well as, itself, being a driving component of that growth. ...

New chief investment officer at Australian Unity

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020
The firm has hired a former Colonial First State Global Asset Management executive as its first standalone chief investment officer for its wealth and capital markets business. Dr Joe Fernandes will move into the role on September 7. He will have the ...

Dealer group investment head departs

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2020
The head of investment management for a dealer group has departed, establishing his own advisory. Julian Pitt has left Centrepoint Alliance after more than 13 years with the dealer group. Pitt was head of investment management and in the last year and ...

Chief economist update: Japan economy tanks depsite looser restrictions

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2020
If a technical recession is defined as two successive quarters of negative growth, what do you call a period where the economy contracts for three straight quarters... and counting? Japan may have imposed less stringent coronavirus containment measures ...