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Chief economist update: No sweat says BOC on Trump tariffs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2018
US President Donald Trump has again upped the rhetoric against China (which of course, brought back trepidation over an escalation of the trade war) and most recently he went on attack against his own central bank - the US Federal Reserve. Apparently ...

Pressure mounts on regional advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2018
The already limited availability of financial advice in regional and rural Australia is at risk of being further undermined as the fallout from the Royal Commission continues. An analysis of the ASIC Financial Adviser Register (FAR) shows 4700 financial ...

Government super fund appoints chief executive

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2018
A former Schroders portfolio management head has snapped the top job at a $27 billion government superannuation fund, after acting in the role for a large part of FY18. GESB, the Western Australian superannuation fund for current and former public sector ...

ASIC bans Queensland adviser, suspends licence

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2018
ASIC has put a four-year ban on a Queensland adviser for failing to act in his clients' best interests while providing advice on self-managed superannuation funds. James Cribb allegedly advised in a manner that was likely to benefit his own SMSF administration ...

SMSFs overlooking off-the-plan property risks

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2018
Self-managed superannuation funds are showing a strong demand for off-the-plan properties but often overlook the risks associated with this type of investment. According to property research firm RiskWise, off-the-plan properties have driven lower property ...

Pengana hires distribution lead from NAB

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2018
Pengana Capital Group has appointed a NAB strategic account manager to its distribution and marketing team in a newly-created role. Brett Guerin will be responsible for managing Pengana's relationships with large dealer groups and their associated ...

Socio-economics dictate insurance needs of young Aussies: Insurer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2018
One of Australia's largest group insurers believes it should be up to individual superannuation fund trustees to determine the minimum age for providing automatic default life insurance cover. In its submission to the Senate Economics Legislation Committee ...

Westpac ditches SMSF lending

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2018
Westpac will terminate its self-managed superannuation fund loan offering at the end of this month. Customers wanting to use SMSFs to borrow and purchase residential investment property in Australia will have to look elsewhere. The bank and its subsidiaries ...

HESTA appoints quant general manager

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2018
The chief quantitative strategist for AXA Investment Managers' equities business has jumped to a $46 billion superannuation fund. HESTA has appointed Michael Kollo as its general manager quantitative solutions and risk, effective July 30. He was ...

Fossil fuelled Ireland to divest for climate change

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2018
The Republic of Ireland looks set to become the world's first country to divest from fossil fuels. On July 12 lawmakers in the nation's Dail Eireann - the lower house of parliament - passed a bill requiring the Irish government to sell off any interests ...