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ANZ reshuffles leadership team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2019
ANZ is shedding its single governance and accountability structure, appointing two group executives to share responsibility for the Australian business' financial performance. The bank is introducing a new management structure to better navigate the ...

'Best in show' a no go: KPMG

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2019
The Productivity Commission's recommendation of a 'best in show' list for superannuation funds will not be adopted, according to KPMG. In a new report, KPMG states it is highly unlikely a shortlist of default super providers will eventuate. This is ...

AFA rebukes ideological drive against conflicted remuneration

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2019
The Association of Financial Advisers came out swinging in a public response to the Royal Commission's final report this morning. Speaking at the Sydney leg of the association's annual Connect Tour, AFA general manager of policy and professionalism ...

Chief economist update: The Fed has hit neutral

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2019
The widely-anticipated market moving event this week - US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's semi-annual testimony before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the US Senate - turned out to be a bummer. We've seen this ...

Local fintech investment soars

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2019
Australia's fintech industry is catching the interest of international investors and raked in US$600 million of funding last year, according to KPMG analysis. KPMG's 2018 Pulse of Fintech report showed Australian-based Avoka and its sale to ...

Royal Commission boosts platform provider

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2019
Another platform provider believes it's well positioned after the Royal Commission. Releasing its half-yearly results to the ASX today, HUB24 said it expects to benefit from Kenneth Hayne's suite of recommendations for improving the wealth management ...

Equity Trustees acquires superannuation trustee

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2019
Equity Trustees announced it will acquire a superannuation trustee for $6.2 million. Equity Trustees' parent company EQT Holdings has signed an agreement to purchase Zurich Australian Superannuation (ZAS), a subsidiary of Zurich Australia. ZAS has ...

Centrepoint emerges from the red

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2019
Centrepoint Alliance's business and leadership restructure have helped pull the ASX-listed company out of the red. Centrepoint overturned a $1.3 million loss to $100,000 of after-tax profit in the six months to December 2018. Operating expenses fell ...

Chief economist update: The RBI surprises (again)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2019
The Reserve Bank of India is full of surprises. When financial markets expected it to raise interest rates, it didn't. When everyone expected interest rates to remain steady, it cut. Recall that back in October 2018, the RBI surprised markets by ...

Australia ahead in gender diversity

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2019
Australia's commitment to making gender diversity on boards a serious business imperative and without government intervention has made it a standout from other countries. And financial services led the way. Women accounted for 32.4% of superannuation ...