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YBR in trading halt, flags loss

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2019
... its half-year report. YBR told the market on Friday it will incur a statutory after-tax loss for the six months to 31 December 2018. The results include a material non-cash impairment charge on the carrying value of the wealth management and lending ...

Freedom Insurance misses reporting deadline

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2019
... position and unable to currently update the market about the progress. Consequently, the lodgement of Appendix 4D for 31 December 2018 will be delayed, it said. Freedom requested a trading halt on February 5 based on a "pending announcement providing ...

Chief economist update: US economic growth is slowing and accelerating

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2019
... Using this measure, the US economy is slowing. US GDP growth has decelerated to an annualised growth rate of 2.6% in the December 2018 quarter from 3.4% in the third quarter of the same year. However, most other economies use the year-on-year growth ...

ANZ reshuffles leadership team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2019
... executive digital and Australia transformation. The moves follow the resignation of ANZ Australia head Frank Ohlsson in December 2018. It was clear that retaining a single governance and accountability structure is no longer suitable given the size and ...

'Best in show' a no go: KPMG

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2019
... to receive default contributions. Both provide additional motivation for industry consolidation," the report reads. In December 2017, there were 23 corporate funds, 18 public sector funds, 38 industry funds and 118 retail funds regulated by APRA. According ...

AFA rebukes ideological drive against conflicted remuneration

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2019
... address to tour delegates this morning, Anderson said he knew the Royal Commission wouldn't be fun from its beginning. "December 2017: First of all we had the formalisation of the Royal Commission," he said. "And I knew from the outset that was not going ...

Chief economist update: The Fed has hit neutral

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2019
... issues, including Brexit and ongoing trade negotiations. We will carefully monitor these issues as they evolve." "At our December meeting, we stressed that the extent and timing of any further rate increases would depend on incoming data and the evolving ...

Local fintech investment soars

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2019
... which helps financial institutions digitally transform customer acquisition and on-boarding, was acquired by Temenos last December for US$245 million. Ant Financial, formerly known as Alipay, topped the list after a venture capital raise of US$14 billion. ...

Royal Commission boosts platform provider

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2019
... set a new net funds flow record of $2.1 billion. The result is up 95% on last year's first half inflow result. At 31 December 2018 the platform was administering about one billion less. A $3.1 million after-tax profit was also achieved in the half, up ...

Equity Trustees acquires superannuation trustee

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2019
... possibility of conflicts of interest via use of an independent external trustee." EQT Holdings' interim results for December 2018 saw revenue increase 7.2% to $46.3 million thanks to its trustee wealth and corporate trustee services businesses. Its ...