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Chief economist update: Eurozone negative rates a failure?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2019
"Give me a one-handed economist. All my economists say 'on one hand...', then 'but on the other..." - Harry Truman The AFR recently published an opinion piece from Kate Samranvedhya - a Bachelor of Science in Economics graduate from Massachusetts ...

Advice dealer group rebrands

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2019
Following its acquisition by Sargon last year, Madison Financial Group is rebranding. From March 2020, Madison Financial Group will be known as Sargon Adviser Services, as the Sargon subsidiary continues to incorporate itself within the technology company. ...

CFS culls grandfathered commissions, slashes fees

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019
About 6000 financial advisers are set to lose $1700 per year in revenue, as Colonial First State starts to put grandfathered commissions to bed. The $145 billion manager is starting the phase out of grandfathered commissions with a small slice of the ...

Industry fund overhauls MySuper options

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2019
A $2 billion superannuation fund is making a number of changes to its MySuper investment options. It is also substantially dropping investment fees and costs while increasing those charged for admin from March 2020. GuildSuper has informed members it ...

Super consumer body grateful for intervention

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2019
With just 18 months of funding left, Super Consumers Australia has been handed a potential lifeline by the government. After the government announced it would take its first steps towards fulfilling a recommendation of the Productivity Commission to ...

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 ...

Life insurers lost $3.4b over five years: APRA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2019
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has launched an intervention into the life insurance market in response to ongoing heavy losses in respect of individual disability income insurance. The regulator announced a series of measures, including ...

Money magazine appoints editor-at-large

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2019
Rainmaker Information has announced the appointment of an editor-at-large for Money magazine. Author and finance writer Julia Newbould has joined the Money team in the newly-created role of editor-at-large. Bringing more than 20 years' finance journalism ...

Rest climate risk case goes to trial

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2019
A three-day trial has been scheduled for the landmark case brought against Rest by member Mark McVeigh. The case, related to climate change risks, will have its day in court with a three-day trial scheduled for the week commencing 20 July 2020. The ...

Chief economist update: Lower rates still fail to animate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019
Uh-oh...we might be getting in trouble now. Not only are Australian households not lifting their spending despite the drop in the official cash rate to a record low 0.75% but it's looking a lot like businesses aren't too. The Australian Bureau ...