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Chief economist update: The Grinch steals Christmas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2019
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) disappointed no one when it kept the official cash rate unchanged at a record low 0.75% after the conclusion of its December 3 meeting. This is perfectly rational: Monetary policy operates with a lag - it takes about ...

Industry fund previews new insurance offering

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2019
A $57 billion industry superannuation fund has revealed details of its new group insurance offering, having transitioned to a new provider as of this month. As of December 1, the group insurance available to Rest members is provided by TAL after the ...

Fee cuts at super fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2019
A retail superannuation fund has dropped the investment fees on three options by 10 bps to 19 bps, with its chair saying the cuts will help it be more competitive. Australian Ethical will now charge 40 basis points instead of the prior 50 bps per year ...

Chief economist update: Chinese green shoots?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2019
It might be a mere 0.2 point above the line but it was indication enough that China's manufacturing sector has stopped contracting. The official National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) China manufacturing PMI increased to a reading of 50.2 in November ...

CommInsure cops $700k hawking fine

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2019
CommInsure has been fined $700,000 after pleading guilty to hawking offences. The Colonial Mutual Life Assurance Society - a Commonwealth Bank subsidiary trading as CommInsure - has been convicted of 87 counts of offering to sell insurance products ...

Westpac gives investors an out

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2019
Westpac has opened the exit door for share purchase plan investors caught unaware by AUSTRAC's action against the bank. Following discussions with corporate regulator ASIC, Westpac has opted to provide a withdrawal option for applicants to its share ...

New social network for advisers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2019
A new peer-to-peer online forum for financial planners has launched in response to the need for community in a period of immense change for the profession. Introduced by the Financial Planning Association of Australia at the 2019 FPA Congress, the FPA ...

Global manager to build local retail team

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2019
A global manager is ending a 14-year-long exclusive retail distribution arrangement with Colonial First State as it takes its Australian retail distribution in-house. Acadian Asset Management invests about $9.5 billion for Australian investors across ...

Colonial First State appoints former Schroders chief

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2019
The former chief executive of Schroders Australia is joining the boards of Colonial First State Investments Limited and superannuation trust Avanteos Investments Limited. Greg Cooper will join the two boards as an independent non-executive director ...

BetaShares to list new diversified ETFs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2019
BetaShares has announced it will launch four diversified ETFs on the ASX in December this year. The diversified ETFs are low cost, all-in-one investment solutions that aim to provide exposure to a blended portfolio of asset classes, including shares ...