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Pro-bono advice program for bushfire affected launches

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2020

... out to financial planners to volunteer their professional expertise and time in the aftermath of the bushfires in early January and have been overwhelmed with the response we received from our members across Australia. Many of these planners live and ...

CBA wealth boss to exit

KANIKA SOOD | WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2019

... is set to exit among other changes to Commonwealth Bank's group executive lineup. Jason Yetton will depart in early January 2020 after just over 12 months in the role. To date, Yetton oversaw the divestment of Count Financial and remediation for ...

Government to revisit retirement incomes

KARREN VERGARA | MONDAY, 27 MAY 2019

... the concentration of union and employer group representatives on the boards of industry superannuation funds. In early January, the Productivity Commission released 26 recommendations following a three-year review into superannuation. Key proposals included ...

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

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2019

... the Aussie dollar trade weighted index remains a point higher (59.8) than the three-year low of 59.7 plumbed in early January this year, it's heading there. The prospect of lower borrowing costs which should stimulate consumer spending, a cheaper ...

Chief economist update: A tariff for a tariff

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2019

... level since March. The VIX index (the fear gauge) jumped by 28.1% to a reading of 20.55 - its highest level since early January. Suddenly, the IMF's forecast for a second half lift in global growth is at risk and worse. According to Gregory Daco ...

Chief economist update: A question of when?

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2019

... pause announced early this year has reversed the downtrend in inflation expectations seen in late December 2018/early January 2019. However, the recent resumption of the decline in inflation expectations argues that this is not enough and calls for an ...

Chief economist update: BOJ exit last year, BOJ easing this year

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2019

... Fed's pause announced early this year sent the yen from the ¥113.96 December 2018 low to a high of ¥108.29 in early January 2019. The yen is currently down by 0.8% this year to date but given the global slowdown (led by China), the Japanese currency ...

Chief economist update: US consumer sentiment cops bullet

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 21 JAN 2019

... but its chief economist - Richard Curtin - has laid it out clearly and succinctly: "Consumer sentiment declined in early January to its lowest level since Trump was elected. The decline was primarily focused on prospects for the domestic economy, with ...

Wells Fargo opens up on pay gaps

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018

... pressuring major US financial institutions for some time. Citi was the first bank to disclose its pay gap information in early January, followed by Bank of America later that month. Arjuna Capital is still awaiting response from Bank of New York Mellon ...

Chinese financial services giant eyes Australian expansion

EMMA RAPAPORT | WEDNESDAY, 13 DEC 2017

... shopping festival which will give shoppers at Westfield Sydney access to exclusive discounts throughout December and early January. Australia country manager George Lawson said Alipay is excited about the partnership and will look to extend its network ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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