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Chief economist update: When QE turns to QT

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018
... war, slowing global growth momentum, emerging market rout, US equity market overvaluation, expectations of lower Q3 corporate profits, negative technicals, rising oil prices, etcetera - explaining the whys and wherefores of the current malaise in US ...

ASIC to review FDS compliance

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018
... financial advice fee disclosure statements and renewal notices, after licenses submitted breach reports to the extent the corporate regulator is concerned about systemic non-compliance. The FDS review will examine to what extent advice licensees issue ...

SMSFs: Who, what, where, when and how

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2018
... forward. "Be very clear up front about whether or not it's the husband and the wife, or just the husband. Is it the corporate trustee, or is it the SMSF itself that's already established? This is very important when it comes to fulfilling the best interests ...

Reforms impact adviser mental health

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2018
... that's what we're programmed to do. It's hard to tell if someone is struggling," he said. Williams previously worked in corporate IT. Off the back of personal mental health struggles, he became a mental health professional. He has worked in hospitals ...

ASIC bans Spectrum Wealth adviser

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2018
The corporate regulator has banned a Spectrum Wealth adviser from providing financial services for three years, following an investigation that sprung from reports sent to ASIC by life insurers. Gurumukh Singh Mehra failed to act in his clients' ...

ASIC provides relief for naked short selling

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2018
... legislative relief to ETF market makers, alongside changes to short selling laws. With ASIC instruments due to expire, the corporate regulator issued a short selling instrument, which it said continues the effect of those instruments due to expire. ASIC ...

Nikko AM supports climate change agenda

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2018
... while calling for government implementation of the Paris Agreement through the following four areas: Investor disclosure Corporate engagement Policy advocacy Investment According to Nikko, it is the first asset manager from Asia to support the four areas. ...

Pension fund names new investments lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2018
... In his new role, Meng will oversee about 400 employees and be responsible for investment policies, risk management, corporate governance standards, and environmental, social and governance strategies. CalPERS chief executive Marcie Frost said the fund ...

AMP defends charging dead clients

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2018
... were calculated on an inappropriate basis. The wealth manager said it did not assume members who were delinked from a corporate superannuation plan were smokers, saying there is no application of smoker rates. This is despite AMP group executive wealth ...

ASIC appeal convicts former CBA planner

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2018
... it is offering assistance to drought-stricken farmers and related businesses suffering from financial hardship. The corporate regulator will offer information about available financial counselling services and provide company fee relief to those affected ...