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Chief economist update: Bad news is good news is back

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2019
"Bad news is good news." That phrase, born of the Great Recession of 2008, has become a staple and go to rationale each time equity markets jump on bad news. Bad news! Wall Street dropped - Dow down by 1.9%, S&P 500 down by 1.8%, Nasdaq down by 1.6% ...

CommInsure charged over hawking

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2019
CommInsure has been charged with 87 counts of making unsolicited telephone calls to sell life insurance, and faces up to $1.8 million in penalties. ASIC is alleging the Commonwealth Bank subsidiary unlawfully sold life insurance policies over the phone ...

APRA announces new executive roles, organisational structure

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 OCT 2019
APRA said the changes are designed to "better align" its organisational structure with the strategic objectives previously set out in its Corporate Plan for 2019 to 2023. The regulator said it will move to an industry-based supervision model, with separate ...

Chief economist update: US recession on the cards

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 OCT 2019
"Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away Now it looks as though they're here to stay..." - The Beatles Well, two yesterdays ago to be precise. This was on October 1 when the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) cut interest rates for a third time ...

Frontier veteran to depart

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2019
The $380 billion asset consultant is bidding farewell to Fiona Trafford-Walker after nearly 25 years with the business. Trafford-Walker was appointed as Frontier's managing director in 2000 when it separated from Industry Fund Services and stayed ...

Former IOOF company loses court battle in timber scheme

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019
Australian Executor Trustees (SA) Limited, formerly owned by IOOF, is expected to pay about $80 million after yesterday's court judgement on its conduct as the trustee to a forestry investment scheme. AET was appointed as the trustee of the S.E.A.S ...

Industry fund awards $125 million mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2019
An industry fund chose Dimensional Fund Advisors for a $125 million allocation as it directs more of its Australian equities assets into screened passive strategies. Christian Super manages $1.6 billion on behalf of its members, of which 23% is in Australian ...

New NAB chief start date announced

KRISTI CHENG  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2019
NAB has announced Ross McEwan will take the reins as the group's new chief executive before the year's end. Ross McEwan will step down from his role as chief executive of the Royal Bank of Scotland on October 31 and commence as chief of NAB onDecember ...

Senate secures members' interest changes

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2019
Insurance in superannuation is now opt-in only for new members under the age of 25 and those with low account balances, after the government's Putting Members' Interests First super reforms passed through the Senate yesterday. The Senate passed ...

Brett Himbury's next innings

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2019
IFM Investors chief executive will only be 57 when he retires in December next year, but he says the time is right. The company announced Himbury's intention to retire yesterday morning, after 10 years at the industry-fund-owned manager which has ...