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Chief economist update: How low will Lowe go?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019
RBA rate cut expectations strengthened after the release of worse-than-expected Australian labour market report. Duh! If financial markets were waiting for the jobs report to raise the odds of another Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) rate reduction ...

No pat on the back for high performers: APRA

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019
APRA's superannuation heat map will not feature any means for demonstrating high performance across any of the system's metrics, the regulator has revealed. APRA outlined its superannuation heat map at the 2019 ASFA Conference in Melbourne this ...

Chief economist update: The A$ will answer the question of how much more

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2019
When the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) met and decided to keep the official cash rate unchanged at 0.75% on November 5, Governor Philip Lowe issued this optimistic statement: "After a soft patch in the second half of last year, a gentle turning point ...

Chief economist update: Santa Claus is coming to town

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2019
"I see trees of green, red roses too I see them bloom for me and you And I think to myself what a wonderful world." - Louis Armstong It could only be because I got up on the right side of the bed this morning and/or the sun is shining after several ...

September FASEA exam results in

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019
The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority has released the results from the financial adviser exam held in September, which 1697 financial advisers sat. The exam was held in eight metropolitan and nine regional centres between 19 September ...

Challenger head of retail departs

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019
Challenger's head of retail sales has left the company after 12 years to join a Melbourne boutique. Yarra Capital Management has appointed Vito D'Introno as its first chief commercial officer. D'Introno has led the retail business at Challenger Life ...

Chief economist update: Brexit la la la

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019
It won't be over till it's over. Yes Virginia, the uncertainty that is Brexit festers on, pushed further until Britons have cast their vote at (yet another) general election to be held on 12 December (December 13 in Australia) and from there ...

Chief economist update: Weak household consumption now a sure thing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2019
The race that stops the nation - the Melbourne Cup - is upon us. There'll be a lotta betting and hopin' and wishin' and prayin' for a chosen steed to make it past the finish line in first place. Cross Counter is the odds-on favourite ...

AFCA appoints chief operating officer

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2019
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) has appointed a chief operating officer from the Australian Tax Office. Justin Untersteiner will join AFCA from the start of December. AFCA chief executive and chief ombudsman David Locke said Untersteiner's ...

ASIC called out over super fund disclosures

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019
Challenger's Jeremy Cooper has labelled ASIC's extension for portfolio holding disclosures a "free kick" for the superannuation industry. The regulator announced earlier this week that it is extending the deadline for super trustees to disclose ...