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Last stand for grandfathered commissions falls over

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2020
The Association of Independently Owned Financial Professionals has failed to raise the necessary funds to mount its High Court challenge to retain grandfathered commissions. The AIOFP has confirmed the High Court challenge to fight the banning of grandfathered ...

Millennials not attracted to property

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2020
... recovery in house prices seen over the last six months of 2019 being sustained over the medium term," Doyle said. "In the short term, any interest rate cuts or quantitative easing from the RBA would certainly provide a tailwind for house prices, but ...

Chief economist update: Steady as it was, steady it will be

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2020
It could have been because it happened at the same time that the coronavirus was making the headlines, or because financial markets widely expected it, or a bit of both, but the European Central Bank's (ECB) first Governing Council meeting for 2020 ...

Coronavirus in, climate change out: Costello, deVere

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2020
... markets and the global economy, with former Howard Government Treasurer and Future Fund chair Peter Costello warning of the short-term risk of the rapidly spreading virus. "As of today, the big short-term risk would be the coronavirus," Costello told ...

More staff embroiled in Macquarie investigation

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020
... services giant said it had been responding to requests for information from German authorities about its activities in a 2011 short-selling transaction. The transaction saw it act as a lender to a group of independent investment funds who sought to trade ...

American private debt fund eyes Australia

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2020
A private debt manager with stellar past returns, is eyeing local superannuation funds as it starts to raise for a new fund. Victory Park Capital, headquartered in Chicago, is best known in the US for lending to financial services companies, focused ...

Banking sector losses continue

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2020
Australian banks continue to take a beating, with all of the Big Four losing brand value, according to a report from Brand Finance Australia. The report said the hit comes as the delayed effects of the global economic slowdown are being felt around ...

AustralianSuper ups admin fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2020
AustralianSuper will introduce a new fee for MySuper members from April 2020 to offset the impact of the Protecting Your Super changes. Effective April 1, AustralianSuper's members will start paying the 'Administration fee - Protecting Your ...

Investment Leadership Awards finalists revealed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2020
The shortlist for the Financial Standard Investment Leadership Awards 2020 has been unveiled, recognising outstanding investment talent across major asset classes. Now in their third year, the annual Financial Standard Investment Leadership Awards are ...

Job boom expected in 2020

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2020
Close to a third of wealth management organisations are looking to boost staff numbers this year, with sales roles expected to be most in demand. According to new figures from Super Recruiters, 32% of wealth management organisations expect to hire more ...