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To keep or not to keep JobKeeper

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021
"Never ask a barber if you need a haircut," Warren Buffett once famously advised. The barber's nod will invariably be met with opposition from shampoo manufacturers. Such is the divide between the Morrison government (the barber) and labour unions ...

Wage subsidy to rescue advice industry

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2021
With just 65 new names appearing on the ASIC Financial Adviser Register in 2020, the rapid decline in adviser numbers has industry experts calling for a wage subsidy to incentivise advice practices to take hire graduates. In its pre-Budget submission ...

Industry funds pool $61bn of assets

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021
Two industry superannuation funds will pool their assets to create a $61 billion trust, in a move that is set to be a better alternative to a merger. Touted as an industry first, Maritime Super and Hostplus today announced an asset-pooling partnership ...

CBA slashes profits, boosts dividends

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2021
Commonwealth Bank has rewarded shareholders with a generous dividend payout despite its latest results falling short of expectations. December 2020 half-year results show the bank's net-profit after tax dipped 21% to $4.9 billion on the prior corresponding ...

BlackRock appoints APAC lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2021
BlackRock has named a new chair and head of Asia Pacific, as Geraldine Buckingham moves into an advisory role. Currently head of Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Rachel Lord will take over from Buckingham in May of this year. Buckingham, who has ...

Workers being offered nothing: Keating

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2021
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia annual conference opened with the creator of super, former Prime Minister Paul Keating, alleging the government is swindling workers. Discussing the suggestion that the current government may forgo ...

Executive shuffle at Macquarie Group

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2021
Macquarie Group has announced a new head of its asset management business and bank as long-time executives step down. Announced as part of Macquarie's results today, Martin Stanley will be stepping down as group head of Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) ...

Ian Macoun sells $83m of Pinnacle shares

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2021
Pinnacle's Ian Macoun sold $83 million worth of PNI shares yesterday, as the stock headed towards an all-time high after a strong first half result. Macoun's sale of PNI shares constituted 4.8% of the total stock on issue. The nine-million share ...

Antares promotes on equities team

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2021
MLC Asset Management's Antares Equities business has promoted a senior analyst to deputy portfolio manager on an ex-20 Australian equities fund. Winston Chong joined Antares' equities team in November 2019, after working at Gandel family office. ...

Chief economist update: Disappointing jobs results raise Biden's stimulus bid

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2021
Talk about perfect timing. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics' (BLS) disappointing update on the state of employment in America couldn't have come at a more opportune time - the time when fresh president of the US, Joe Biden, is bidding the Congress ...