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Morgan Stanley amends false independence claims

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2018
Morgan Stanley Wealth Management was caught by ASIC for falsely claiming it was independent. According to the regulator, Morgan Stanley made a claim in an ASX announcement released by Praemium in June that its services included an independent advice ...

Chief economist update: Famous last words

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2018
The S&P 500 index closed at 2896.74 points at the end of last night's trading activity on Wall Street. Yes, Virginia, it's a new record high! Yippee-kay-yay and hallelujah! This is good for stock markets around the world, including Australia. ...

Retail super funds in hot water: Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2018
Retail superannuation funds at CBA, NAB, AMP and other institutions could face criminal charges after the Royal Commission's team of lawyers highlighted several instances where corporate and superannuation law was breached. The closing submission ...

Chief economist update: Little market reaction from BOJ tweak

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2018
It may still be early days but the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) "tweaking" of monetary appears to have done nothing significant for the yen and the Nikkei-225 so far. At the conclusion of its July 30-31 monetary policy meeting - where it kept current monetary ...

The BOE's got no problem

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2018
When the Bank of England's (BOE) Monetary Policy Council (MPC) unanimously voted to raise the Bank Rate by 25 bps to 0.75% on August 2, BOE governor Mark Carney was quoted as saying: "The mistake is to always wait, wait, wait until you have perfect ...

TAL partners with mental health NFP

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2018
TAL is joining forces with a not-for-profit organisation to help raise greater awareness on mental health issues affecting the younger generation. Orygen specialises in providing mental health research, clinical services, training and education for ...

JPMorgan fund excludes tobacco, cuts fees

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2018
J.P. Morgan Asset Management's flagship multi-asset strategy in Australia now excludes tobacco stocks. It also cut its administration fee by five basis points and recently converted to a trust structure. The Australian-domiciled version of the JPMorgan ...

ASIC defends enforceable undertakings at Royal Commission

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2018
ASIC's favourite method of tackling misconduct came under fire as the Royal Commission capped off its round of superannuation hearings on Friday. First up was Tim Mullaly, a senior executive leader in ASIC's financial services enforcement division. ...

Chief economist update: Don't mind the gap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2018
Hear ye, hear ye... the unemployment gap has closed! The loss of 3900 workers (versus expectations for a 15,000 addition) may have made for sobering reading on the Australian labour market but this was a small give from the 58,200 additional workers ...

Intra-fund advice conflicted: Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2018
Colonial First State admitted to falling below community standards when it crafted poor communication to super fund members to dissuade them from moving to a cheaper default option. One financial adviser was banned in the process, the Royal Commission ...