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Chief economist update: Race to the bottom redux

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2019
It's a hat trick! Three central bank meetings, all three cut interest rates, all three policy decisions a surprise. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) cut the official cash rate by 50 bps to a new record low of 1% at its August meeting. This ...

AMP profits dive, chief pay restructured

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2019
Reporting a 50% drop in wealth management profits, AMP conceded chief executive Francesco De Ferrari's remuneration will have to be reconsidered in light of share price tumbles. The group reported an underlying profit of $309 million for the first half ...

Fossil fuel holdings cost BlackRock investors $90bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2019
BlackRock has lost more than US$90 billion ($133bn) by investing in fossil fuel-dependent companies over the last decade, a new report criticising the world's largest fund manager about its failure to manage climate risk shows. The Institute for ...

Sequoia acquires dealer group

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2019
Sequoia Financial Group has acquired a national dealer group, home to 68 authorised representatives. Sequoia acquired Sydney-based Libertas Financial Planning, a national licensee with 68 authorized representatives as at August 1, 60 of which are active ...

ANZ scraps individual bonuses

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2019
ANZ has taken individual bonuses off the table in favour of an incentive based on group performance. From October 1 most ANZ staff will be rewarded with a group performance dividend based on the bank's performance across four perspectives: risk, financial ...

Adviser stole $200k from SMSFs

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2019
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) permanently banned a former financial adviser who stole more than $200,000 from client self-managed superannuation funds. Robert Michael of Bentleigh, Victoria has been permanently banned from ...

Planning foundation adds directors

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2019
The philanthropic foundation of the Financial Planning Association of Australia appointed an additional three directors to its board. Future2 is welcoming the appointments of former FPA chair Julie Berry, acting Commonwealth Bank executive general manager ...

Unfair contract terms extended to insurance

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2019
The Federal Government is extending the unfair contract term regime to insurance contracts. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said proposed amendments to the Unfair Terms in Insurance Contracts Bill 2019 announced this week is the result of the Coalition taking ...

Mercer slams Grattan Institute

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2019
The ongoing battle between Mercer and the Grattan Institute over superannuation rolls on, with the global financial services firm dedicating an entire report to pulling apart Grattan's "misleading" work. Releasing the report, authored by senior ...

AFA, FPA slam haste in ending grandfathered commissions

KRISTI CHENG  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2019
The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) and the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) have both criticised the time frame given to phase out grandfathered commissions. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg announced earlier this week legislation ...