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Chief economist update: A capitalist in communist clothes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2019
... salvo could do the trick (the currently speculated breakthrough in the US-China trade deal will certainly help). And what a big surprise that is for a communist/socialist/authoritarian government. China's counter-policy responses smack of adherence ...

Market cap funds disappoint investors: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2019
... coupled with a tendency for people to overestimate their own ability to predict which stock will become the next 'star' or 'big winner' of the stock market," Kuhner said.

KPMG brings remediation regtech to Australia

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2019
The big four consultancy is bringing an AI-driven regtech with the ability to assess remediation files to our shores. UK-based regtech Recordsure will arrive in Australia after the firm formed an alliance with global consulting giant KPMG to roll-out ...

Sunsuper introduces advice fee caps

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2019
... said. So far, feedback from the 3000 plus advisers Sunsuper works with has been positive, she added. "We understand this is a big change, however the new fees have been welcomed by the majority of financial advisers we work with, who understand the caps ...

Local fintech investment soars

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2019
... sectors such as energy and telecommunications, he said. Australia's Open Banking regime will commence on 1 July 2019. The big banks will be required to make information such as credit and debit card, and transaction accounts available. From 1 February ...

Labor responds to Royal Commission final report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2019
... January 2021. The party will also look to end the hawking of life insurance products and to ensure there are consequences when big banks breach industry codes, as well as ban life insurance commissions if ASIC finds no reason to retain them, he said. ...

Australia ahead in gender diversity

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2019
... industries are gaining the most ground, it's a mixed bag. Richardson says financial services tend to do well in terms of the big banks and super funds taking the lead on gender diversity initiatives. There are reports which say the mining industry lacks ...

Super needs a clear objective: Cooper

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2019
... way that the rules are stable, and they're not going to be reversed out on you at some later point," he said. "That's the big issue around the imputation credit refunds. "It's hard to see how these changes are improving that outcome. Again, they're frustratingly ...

Arming human traders for big-ticket trades

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2019
A new trading software is aiming to make life easier for asset managers trading large chunks of Australian equities, ETFs or futures. Liquidnet's new software, called Discovery, aims to give human traders the same level of analytics as accessible to ...

Major shareholders defy proxy advisers: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2019
... non-events, with investors taking the process much more seriously. "In the last few years, and especially in 2018, we've seen a big shift towards investors requesting directors address the AGM and explain why they should vote in favour of their election ...