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Chief economist update: Fairy tales can come true

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2019
I believe in miracles Where you from You sexy thing, sexy thing you Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison was delivered a miracle when the Liberal/National Coalition won the Australian Federal election - and look set to form a majority government ...

ANZ changes advice model, cuts Prime Access

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2019
The big four bank announced it will change the way it provides ongoing financial advice to customers via ANZ Financial Planning. As of today, the Prime Access financial advice service will no longer be offered to new customers and will be phased out ...

Chief economist update: Japan becomes collateral damage in US-China trade war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2019
... eco surveys and stats weren't going well. The BOJ's quarterly Tankan survey of confidence among the country's big manufacturers dropped by seven points - the biggest decline since December 2012 - to a two-year low reading of 12 in the March ...

Industry super fund chair steps down

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2019
... excellent health. "I am proud to have chaired a fund I can genuinely say puts its members first in every single consideration - big and small. "The culture at Club Plus Super is excellent and robust. We have the board and management team in place to ...

Chief economist update: The (trade) war is back on

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2019
"If it weren't for the last minute, nothing would get done." - Rita Mae Brown. This famous quote might be true in general, but it certainly didn't apply to the 11th hour, last minute trade negotiations between the United States and China on ...

Morgan Stanley raises capital for 86 400

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2019
... internationally." 86 400 is a neobank attempting to disrupt the Australian banking industry and claw market share from the big four. The neobank is in its pilot stage and plans to launch with a transactions and savings account, followed by retail mortgages. ...

Call for super funds to divest gambling interests

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2019
... choice to decide where this money is invested," said Stuart Palmer, Australian Ethical head of ethics research. "Gambling is a big social issue, and Australian Ethical strongly questions why the savings of hard-working Australians are being funnelled ...

MAX Awards 2019: Get voting

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2019
... here. Voting is open until Friday, May 31. Last year saw more than 14,200 votes come through across 22 categories. Some of the big awards finalists are vying for include Sales Team of the Year (wholesale and institutional); Marketing Team of the Year ...

Chief economist update: Same challenges, differing reactions

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2019
Deemed the sexiest accent in the world by 'Big 7 Travel', it would have been better (dare I say, sexier) that instead of a printed statement, Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) Governor Adrian Orr verbally delivered the news that: "The Official ...

SMSF wind-ups spike: ATO

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2019
... alternative for those who want to manage their own funds and maximise flexibility and choice or if they just don't trust big funds." The ATO collects data on SMSF wind-ups initiated by either trustees or as a result of ATO compliance and cleansing ...