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Chief economist update: Easing does it (again)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2020
... its leaders loosened social restrictions, raising concerns that the pandemic could once again slip out of control. The Robert Koch Institute for disease control said in a daily bulletin the number of people each sick person now infects - known as the ...

ME Bank saga could impact super funds

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
ME Bank has come under fire after customers received letters telling them the redraw balances on their mortgages had been dramatically slashed without any warning. One letter from ME Bank, seen by Financial Standard, showed a customer's redraw balance ...

Bridges acquires bank advice business

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2020
... IMB clients with a wider range of specialised financial planning services than IMB is able to offer, IMB chief executive Robert Ryan said. "Our strategic partnership with Bridges will also allow us to support the advice needs of our members as we continue ...

APRA names new executive director

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2020
APRA has announced the appointment of a new executive director of its policy and advice division. Renee Roberts will take on the role, after previously holding a range of senior leadership roles in the banking and insurance sectors. Roberts will leave ...

Active managers: Opportunities abound

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2020
... managers are seeing it as their time to shine as opportunities for growth crop up. T. Rowe Price's head of investments, Robert Sharps, said while he is not seeing any wholesale change from portfolio managers in response to volatility, he is seeing some ...

Small administrator eyes large funds

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2020
... client offering. The company adamant its investment in IFAA is "passive", though as part of the deal MMC executive chair, Robert Moss and director Philippa Weston will join IFAA's board. "Investing in the IFAA Group provides MMC with the opportunity ...

Northern Trust climbs custody league tables

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2020
... Street, and BNP Paribas to become the third largest asset servicing firm for Australian investors. ACSA chief executive Robert Brown said overall, the local sector saw an 8% increase in the value of assets under custody for Australian investors over ...

Stanford Brown hires Deloitte director, acquires firm

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2020
... such firm from Godfrey Penbroke. World Square Financial Services was founded by former NAB Private Bank financial adviser Robert Wiggins, and specialises in advising high net worth clients and families.

NZ blacklists fossil fuels from super

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2020
The New Zealand government has hardened its stance on climate change, barring fossil fuel producers from default accounts in its voluntary super system. Approximately 690,000 New Zealanders in default KiwiSaver accounts will no longer have exposure ...

Chief economist update: Wall Street sneezes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2020
... Fed vice chairman Richard Clarida noted that the Fed is monitoring progress of the coronavirus while Dallas Fed president Robert Kaplan admitted that there's still a lot of uncertainty surrounding the disease. However, both stressed that the Fed ...