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Liquid and ready: Cbus

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... partnerships between government and private capital as public balance sheets are stretched," he said. "Cbus has a runs on the board for this type of public-private collaboration."

Australia versus the world

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... our view, the RBA's emergency rate cut of 50 bps in total to a record low of 25 bps will clearly result in an across-the-board impact," Kirkham said. "The commitment, or lack thereof, from the RBA to a time limit on this emergency cash rate is an important ...

QSuper board takes AFCA decision to court

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
QSuper has appealed against an AFCA decision favouring a member complaint seeking a refund on insurance premiums in the Federal Court. QSuper member Tommy Lam last year successfully complained to the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) ...

Superannuation fund cuts pay in C-suite

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2020
... spend. Farrar, as chief executive, was paid $542,000 and $25,000 in superannuation benefits over the period. Meanwhile, its board currently draws a total of $964,000 in remuneration, according to 2018-2019 disclosures. In the year, the board also spent ...

FSC appoints deputy chief executive

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2020
... had all done their part in assisting Australians during the COVID-19 crisis. "Our members in financial services across the board - advice, superannuation, funds management and life insurance - are all playing a critical role in helping Australians, and ...

Westpac AUSTRAC bill continues to grow

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2020
... lower earnings will be taken into account when considering dividends. A decision on dividends will be made by the Westpac board and likely announced with the first half results on 4 May 2020. Due to COVID-19, Westpac will conduct its first half results ...

Vale Ted Evans

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2020
... life to public service, including eight years as Treasury Secretary from 1993 until 2001. He then served 10 years on the board of Westpac from 2001 until his retirement in 2011, including four years as chair, seeing the bank through the Global Financial ...

Changes to foreign investment rules hurt managed funds

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2020
... government's FIRB reforms, which require every foreign investment proposal to be scrutinized by the Foreign Investment Review Board, could reduce interest in Australia as a destination for investment. "The reforms importantly aim to safeguard the national ...

Chief economist update: BOK holds as infections ease

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2020
... uncertainties around the future path of GDP growth are also judged to be very high" while at the same time promising that: "The board will continue to conduct monetary policy so as to ensure that the recovery of economic growth is sustained and consumer ...

What's next for income-focused funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... option contracts from a month ago because volatility has effectively doubled," he says. Teh says this is true across the board, and nearly all stocks have seen a recent doubling in price of options contracts. "If our dividend income goes down from 4% ...