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ANZ wealth exit sees hundreds of jobs go

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2020
The Financial Services Union has lashed out at ANZ for plans to cut 230 jobs from its private bank and financial advice businesses. The FSU said that in a memo, ANZ told staff that it was committed to helping rebuild trust in the financial advice industry. ...

Accountant convicted in fee no service scam

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2020
A Melbourne-based accountant has been sentenced in the County Court of Victoria after pleading guilty to two charges of making false or misleading statements. The court found Jason Cullen, an accountant employed by an accounting and financial advisory ...

Chief economist update: Coronaphobia sickens Japan

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2020
Coronaphobia - the "irrational fear" of getting infected with the coronavirus. Numerous medical experts have offered calming and logical prognoses for the epidemic but these two words - irrational and fear - would be, in a manner of speaking, the death ...

Super fund slashes fee

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2020
One of Australia's largest superannuation funds has dropped its pension fee by 40%, saving members $156 per year. $48 billion industry fund Hostplus said will drop its pension fee from 1 April 2020, with the change set to reduce fees from $7.50 ...

Boutique dealer groups merge

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020
Spark Financial Group and Aura Wealth Australia have agreed to merge, in a move impacting 80 financial advisers. Aura executive director Andrew Coloretti told Financial Standard that the merger was driven by a desire from both groups to achieve economies ...

Chief economist update: A crisis of supply, demand and confidence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020
When you read reports that police have tasered a man over an argument over toilet paper, you know that the coronavirus hysteria has come to Australia. This followed news of emptied toilet paper shelves at supermarkets that has now extended to "necessities" ...

Climate activism not translating to investing

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2020
Australia's care for climate change has not translated into how they invest their superannuation and other investment, according to research from Australian Ethical Investment. The research shows the vast majority of Australians (83%) believe climate ...

Chief economist update: Australia's gentle turning point to turn

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2020
Well, what do you know? Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe had been right all along in his claim that, "the Australian economy appears to have reached a gentle turning point". The latest Australian National Accounts proved the truth in Lowe's statement. ...

First State Super and WA Super in merger talks

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2020
First State Super and WA Super have said they are exploring the benefits to members of a merger, in a move that would create a $109 billion fund. The funds have signed a Memorandum of Understanding and will enter due diligence, with the process expected ...

WealthO2 appoints national BDM

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2020
Wealth management platform WealthO2 has appointed a national business development manager, set to build awareness of the quickly growing service. Former Lonsec senior BDM, Greg Schapkaitz, has nabbed the newly created role, and will report directly ...