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Why remediation jobs aren't short-term

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2020
... consulting firm called Lively Consulting and is convinced the entire financial advice industry could learn lessons from the big banks' remediation programs. "Many companies are seeing the value of retaining their skilled remediation resources," Bogg ...

Positives from the pandemic for advisers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2020
... finally start listening and acting on market feedback - CSLR and the ADVICE FEE CONSENTS Consultation Paper 329 will be a big test," Johnson said. "The inconvenient truth is that this over-zealous compliance regime is that it has been justified on the ...

Chief economist update: What happens in China...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2020
... money authorities are implementing now. While it didn't prevent Chinese economic activity indicators from contracting (big time): Industrial production dropped by 13.5% (year-on-year) in the January-February period following a 6.9% expansion in December ...

Macquarie shares halve in COVID-19 sell-off

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
... system that is creaking under significant stress and it would have much more counterparty risk... precisely because it is a big institutional player. "All of that said, I would back Macquarie to know how to make money coming out of this... but there ...

BlackRock appoints Asia Pacific ETF head

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
BlackRock has hired from Citi to appoint a new head of iShares for Asia Pacific. Rimmo Jolly is currently Citi's regional head of ETF and index sales and business development for Asia Pacific and Japan. In his new role, Jolly will be tasked with growing ...

Insurers halt some virus cover

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
Two of the country's biggest insurers have halted cover for COVID-19 for some new customers, in new exclusions since the outbreak of the virus. TAL and MLC Life have introduced new policy provisions for any new customers in response to the COVID-19 ...

Chief economist update: Cash splash

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
... 2.80% gain the S&P/ASX 200 index (as at 10:31 am AEST). But as we've witnessed over the past several weeks, one day's big gains were wiped out the following day. This extreme volatility will continue to persist until a breakthrough against the ...

Buy now but can they pay later?

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2020
... could, in the worst case scenario go 'bang' and implode," Jennings said. "The margin is small and they have built a big cost machine. Their biggest customers are the biggest risk. "The casual workers and young people will get hurt by this crisis ...

UBS says goodbye to ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2020
UBS is sweeping clean its suite of ASX-listed ETFs, shutting down six funds and delisting three as asset growth stalls. UBS currently has nine ETFs with $300 million in funds under management at February end. On Friday, it informed investors of its ...

Low rates support some bond managers: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2020
The fall in interest rates has supported bond managers with a longer duration stance, according to new Morningstar research revealing the performance of fixed income houses during coronavirus-induced volatility. The report said fixed income, particularly ...