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Chief economist update: RBA to take rates to fresh record low

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2019
Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Philip Lowe provided the clearest indication yet that the Australian central bank is poised to cut interest rates, potentially at its June 4 meeting. The transcript of Lowe's speech - titled 'The Economic ...

Nikko AM adds BDM

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2019
Nikko Asset Management is welcoming a new business development manager for NSW/ACT/QLD. Damien Casey has been appointed to bolster the sales efforts of Nikko AM in NSW, ACT and Queensland, joining from Lonsec. Reporting to Nikko AM's head of wholesale ...

Spaceship searches for new chief

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2019
... executives and other senior executives with a broader management remit. "Paul Bennetts has a unique talent for product development, most recently proven in the launch just one year ago of Spaceship's innovative Voyager investment platform," he said. ...

Fintech no real threat: Researcher

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2019
... went on to explain the major incumbents have already responded to the threat posed by fintechs by pursuing technology development. "The smaller banks with limited financial resources are more vulnerable to fintech disruption," Yu added. The focus on ...

Chief economist update: June RBA rate cut not a sure bet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2019
The odds that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will cut interest rates to a new record low of 1.25% from the current all-time bottom of 1.5% when its Board meets on the first Tuesday of June intensified after the Australian Bureau of Statistics' ...

Time ticks by on FASEA approvals

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2019
... financial advisers which would be launched later in the year. It clarified that the course was not complete but under development. It will be submitted to FASEA for "possible accreditation," according to standard procedures.

Chief economist update: Low unemployment, low wages growth conundrum

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2019
"Annual wages in seasonally adjusted terms grew 2.3% for the third quarter in a row. The main contributors to growth over the quarter were regularly scheduled wage rises in the health care and social assistance and education and training industries ...

Ethics Centre to launch FASEA approved course

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2019
... course will be widely embraced across the profession - for the good of society and the clients it serves." In its development of the bridging course The Ethics Centre will consult peak industry bodies, consumer advocates and leading academics. The Centre ...

Chief economist update: Japan becomes collateral damage in US-China trade war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2019
In any war, there's bound to be those that are caught in the crossfire and others treated as collateral damage. The global stock market rout that developed as a result of the renewed "little squabble" (as Trump recently put it) between the US and ...

ASIC pushes regtech adoption

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2019
... organisations. These events are an opportunity for regtech startups and financial services organisations' in-house development teams to demonstrate how they can provide solutions to three key issues, which are: Monitoring, identifying and analysing financial ...