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Frydenberg focusses on jobs, jobs, jobs

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... billion level in 2021-2022. The government's economic modelling expects unemployment to peak at around 8% in the December quarter of this year, before falling over the next few years as the economy recovers. Without support like the JobKeeper program ...

Trustees cutting corners: Rowell

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020
... after reviewing the varied quality of documentation Trustees can expect further engagement from APRA as they approach the December 31 deadline for undertaking their first BPR and the February 28 timeline for the first outcomes assessment, Rowell warn ...

Vanguard to cull institutional mandates

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020
... Australian-sourced assets. In superannuation, Vanguard manages money for at least three funds, including AustralianSuper (until this December) and State Super (until 2023). The AustralianSuper and State Super mandates totaled about $1 billion, according ...

Chief economist update: Pandemic, what pandemic?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2020
... coronavirus pandemic, it maintained its assumption that iron ore prices will drop to US$55.0 per tonne by the end of the December quarter 2020. Anything could happen between now and the end of the year but given China's strengthening economy, chances ...

APRA resumes life insurance intervention

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2020
... insurance market to stem ongoing heavy losses in individual disability income insurance. APRA announced its intervention in December last year, highlighting flaws in individual disability income insurance product design and pricing that the regulator ...

IFM, Trafigura launch renewable investment company

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2020
... the two parties' second joint venture, following a successful partnership between Trafigura and IFM Investors in December 2018 to own and operate Impala Terminals' network of base metals terminal infrastructure across Mexico, Spain and Peru. ...

BlackRock clamps down on work romances

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2020
... were reportedly let go last year for having inappropriate relationships and consequently breaching company policy. In December 2019, BlackRock's global head of active equities Mark Wiseman left the firm amid reports he failed to disclose an affair ...

FCA reviews regulation of foreign financial services firms

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2020
... notification window for entering the TPR reopens on 30 September 2020. With the Brexit transition period due to end on 31 December 2020, firms that have registered for temporary permission will need to consider plans for full authorisation, Delfas said. ...

AMP Capital Ethical Leaders loses another mandate

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020
... co-portfolio managers of the Ethical Leaders Balanced Fund range in her place. The latest disclosed holdings of the fund, from December 2019, includes some companies that might surprise super fund members invested in an ethical option - Oil Search, Rio ...

ASIC extends advice, capital raising provisions

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020
... April 2021 rather than October 15. In addition, ASIC has extended its 'no-action' position to superannuation trustees to December 31 from September 24, allowing funds to provide personal advice as intra-fund advice to members relating to ERS. "ASIC will ...