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Economic recap: Week to December 3

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2021
Australians all, let us rejoice... for despite the Delta-induced lockdowns in the September quarter, the domestic economy shrank by much less than most of us were expecting. The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) National Accounts report shows ...

Are managed accounts living up to the hype?

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2021
... think there is a real maturity now in the managed accounts landscape... we look for expertise in certain areas, we don't let just anyone run a managed account - it can be a dangerous vehicle in the wrong hands - they have to have the right governance ...

Hume throws shade at trustee rainy day funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 NOV 2021
... Parliament might too," Hume warned. Elsewhere in her speech, Hume assured that the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort does not let banks off the hook. CSLR, which covers unpaid compensation awarded as a result of misconduct relating to a targeted range ...

Trustees Executors awards technology mandate

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2021
... Aloha's single database supports this consolidated view, and its advanced API service built on open architecture will let us connect with varied other investment providers and sources. "In addition, the system's automated real-time method to ...

CDPP drops cartel charges against ANZ

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2021
... Prosecutions dropped charges against ANZ and an executive for their alleged involvement in a criminal cartel case. The CDPP has let ANZ and group treasurer Rick Moscati off the hook as it discontinued proceedings in relation to all charges on the indictment ...

BOQ divests St Andrew's Insurance

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 OCT 2021
Bank of Queensland will offload St Andrew's Insurance for $23 million after receiving approval from APRA. BOQ announced on 14 October 2020 that it entered into an agreement with Farmcove Investment Holdings to sell St Andrew's subject to APRA's ...

End of the road for Dollarmites

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2021
Commonwealth Bank has ditched its 90-year-old Dollarmites program after the state governments' banning of school banking schemes. The New South Wales government is the latest to jump on board and ban bank-run marketing schemes in classrooms after ...

Industry mixed over FSC advice framework

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 OCT 2021
The financial advice industry welcomes the Financial Services Council (FSC) recommendations to help reduce red tape and make financial advice more affordable, but one dealer group is unsure whether the FSC is trustworthy - particularly for risk advisers. ...

ASIC calls for stronger whistleblowing policies

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2021
The corporate regulator has written to the chief executives of large public companies, large private companies and the trustees of superannuation funds to ensure their whistleblowing policies are compliant. The letter comes after ASIC reviewed a sample ...

FSC advice reforms slash time, costs by 30%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2021
The reforms proposed by the Financial Services Council could reduce the time and cost to produce financial advice by more than 30% respectively. Modelling provided by KPMG Australia estimates that advisers incur $5334 to provide advice and spend 23.9 ...