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Labor responds to Royal Commission, sheds light on victims of misconduct

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2018
... far-north Queensland told Labor their family was torn apart after bank misconduct left them homeless for two years. "I had a big mental breakdown and had to start getting counselling," the anonymous participant said. The party said those who "sneered" ...

Chief economist update: Buy the dip or sell the rallies?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2018
This from the morning Factset 'Top Stories' feed: Why are stocks lower? Weakness in US equities follows big bounce over last couple of weeks in the wake of October selloff. iPhone demand concerns weighing heavily on AAPL-US, supply chain names ...

Aussie funds among the world's largest asset owners

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2018
... influence means they have little choice but to take their financial and social responsibilities seriously, and not to shirk the big issues," he said. "These include the need to develop stronger leadership, respond effectively to regulation, manage agency ...

Rewards program to boost super savings

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2018
A super fund has launched a rewards program that helps boost members' superannuation savings. GuildSuper launched SUPERSUPER this week, a shop-and-reward program that teams up with participating retailers and automatically contributes to members' ...

Gender diversity in advice dormant

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2018
... country's advisers - a figure that has remained stagnant for several years. However, looking at advice groups, three of the big four banks have numbers approaching one third of their total adviser force. About 27% of the advisers aligned with Commonwealth ...

ANZ launches underwriting engine to market

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2018
ANZ's life insurance arm has released its predictive underwriting technology following a successful soft launch. The big data-powered underwriting engine will allow customers applying for OneCare insurance to complete personal statements 30% faster. ...

Westpac admits it didn't take FoFA seriously

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2018
... as an estimate of what it will cost in refunds and administration of its salaried planners. It is working to identify how big the issue is for the bank's aligned advisers. On Friday, Westpac said it was expecting its compensation bill to shave off $281 ...

Link, CBA ink $1.6bn PEXA deal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2018
A consortium comprising Link Group and Australia's biggest bank will acquire Property Exchange Australia (PEXA) for $1.6 billion. Last month Link Group, Commonwealth Bank of Australia and Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners made an offer to acquire ...

Banks must reshape to survive compliance and technology crunches

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2018
KPMG and EY highlight Australia's big four banks must balance ongoing compliance costs with continued spending in technology or face being left behind when it comes to innovation. In their post FY18 analysis of Australian bank results, KPMG and EY point ...

Chief economist update: The Middle Kingdom's middling growth

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2018
It's the first Tuesday of November - the time when the "Melbourne Cup" runs and the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) meets only a few hours apart. All bets are on! There are so many odds on the various horses running in the Cup but there's only ...