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Chief economist update: Not easy easing restrictions

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2020
... done so sooner than expected." This was what US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell declared before the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives two weeks ago (30 June). True that..."resumption of economic activity". The Institute ...

Chief economist update: Approaching peak isolation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2020
... previous month. This is the sharpest fall in the survey's record that eclipses the declines witnessed during the global financial crisis and the tsunami that hit the country in 2011. Similar to the US and the Eurozone (and perhaps, every other country ...

Isolated advisers enter the digital age

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
In an industry known for its reliance on pen and paper, financial advisers have been quick to pivot their business models in the face of COVID-19 and embrace technology. For tech-savvy advisers the COVID-19 spurred shutdown will likely see no material ...

AMP director retires

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2020
AMP has announced the retirement of another director, as the beleaguered financial services powerhouse continues to shake-up its board as part of a three-year transformational strategy. Andrew Harmos will retire from AMP on May 8 to dedicate his time ...

Macquarie shares halve in COVID-19 sell-off

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
... beginning of the COVID-19 sell-off (February 21), Macquarie shares have taken a 47.6% hit. At the time of writing, the financial services powerhouse was trading up 7.24% at $85.04. Yesterday they hit a three-year low of $78.13. Marcus Today chief operating ...

Technology to transform coming decades

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2020
... predictions of the trends that will shape our lives over the next 20 years. KPMG Innovate national lead James Mabbott told Financial Standard that there would be two key drivers of disruption in the financial sector over the next two decades. "The first ...

NAB revamps superannuation trustee board

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2020
... it to improve in line with Royal Commission recommendations. Steve Schubert has been appointed the chair of MasterKey and Plum Investment committee. He was Russell Investments' managing director of superannuation for a period. He has also worked ...

Sunsuper head of corporate, insto sales departs

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2019
... the end-to-end adviser experience. El-Khoury spent five years at Sunsuper. Prior to this, she worked at Plum Financial Services, NAB and APRA. In July, MetLife hired former MLC Life head of product John Ashton as its retail product. Sunsuper is currently ...

The AUD is key

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2019
... rate inferring that it has not fallen enough this time. "The A$/US$ sank from US$0.80 to below US$60 during the Asian financial crisis; it fell from around US$0.65 to US$0.49 during the US recession in 2001 and following the September 11 attacks of the ...

Midwinter appoints new chief executive

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2019
... technology, a position he intends on strengthening. "With the government's lens focusing on the increasing obligations of financial services providers, the wealth management industry is only going to get more regulated and I believe technology will have ...