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BlackRock to drop 500 staff

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2019
... in its most important strategic growth opportunities for the future, he added. "While key competitors will be playing defence, BlackRock is continuing to invest in the critical strategic initiatives that will fuel our growth in the years ahead. Even ...

Former adviser charged over super theft

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 DEC 2018
... employee to construct a back-dated Statement of Advice which was presented to his licensee, the now-defunct AFS Group, in defence of a client complaint that was being investigated. The matter has been adjourned until 12 March 2019. Wealth Achievers had ...

Perpetual partners with Microsoft

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2018
... cloud. "Critically, the Perpetual platform informs decision making, directs strategy, and offers an additional line of defence for the banking and financial services industry through data driven insights. It can detect potential problems and highlight ...

Royal Commission interim report flawed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2018
... its attention largely on adviser remuneration - an issue the association said does not require review. Reaffirming its defence of grandfathered commissions, the AFA said: "While we understand the myriad of complexities and issues with adviser service ...

Regulatory inadequacy to blame: Hayne

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018
... Planning. He also slammed the common rhetoric within the industry that misconduct comes down to 'a few bad apples'; a defence used numerous times by AMP, CBA and Westpac in recent years. Rhetoric of this kind is common. And responses of this kind to ...

TAL partners with mental health NFP

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2018
... Institute and the University of Sydney as part of its commitment to improving mental health outcomes. Neil Greenberg, a defence mental health professor at King's College London was recruited to help understand PTSD. This year, a partnership with ...

ClearView defends arrested director

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2018
... support of NASFUND. The fund believes Brown did not breach any laws and also stated it will defend Brown in his "vigorous" defence of the charge brought against him. The national fraud and anti-corruption directorate of the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary ...

Chief economist update: Boom in the USA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2018
... Government spending and investment (G) added 0.37 percentage points to growth as the Trump administration ramps up its defence and infrastructure expenditure. After subtracting 0.02 percentage points in the first quarter, net exports (X-M) added 1.06 ...

Chief economist update: The Goldilocks rate of interest

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2018
... what markets already know and have speculated about since the US central bank's June policy meeting or in former US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld words - they're known knowns. He was optimistic on growth (as he should): "Incoming data show ...

ASIC takes civil action against AMP

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2018
... conduct to ASIC. He was subsequently banned by ASIC in 2016. "AMP will carefully consider ASIC's pleadings and file its defence in due course. In the meantime, we will work with ASIC to agree a timetable for the progress of the proceedings," AMP said ...