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Virus fallout worse than GFC: IMF

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2020
... called on governments to offer temporary and targeted credit guarantees for the near term liquidity needs of financial institutions. "Considering the epidemic's broad reach across many countries, the extensive cross-border economic linkages, as well ...

Chief economist update: Welcome to the day after tomorrow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2020
... financial system. "We welcome that the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, and other international financial institutions stand ready to help member countries address the human tragedy and economic challenge posed by COVID-19 through the use ...

ASIC turns up the heat on enforcement

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2020
... regulatory work, ASIC has revealed a 52% increase in enforcement investigations involving Australia's largest financial institutions, including the Commonwealth Bank, NAB, Westpac, ANZ and AMP and their subsidiaries since January 2019, just prior to ...

Status quo not option for remuneration: APRA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2020
... that has been made in the post-Hayne year, saying APRA has seen evidence that boards and management of financial institutions increasingly recognise that they have legal and ethical obligations beyond maximising profits or collecting bonuses.

Natixis hires insto sales director, opens Melbourne office

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2020
... value to Melbourne's mushrooming market. "Melbourne is not just home to many of Australia's most important financial institutions - it will soon have a bigger population than Sydney," he said. "Natixis' impressive global affiliate network and highly ...

Advisers choose remediation over advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020
... that specialises in the banking and financial services sector. Gordon recruits for some of the big four financial institutions, industry superannuation funds and dealer groups. He recently took to LinkedIn to call for financial advisers looking for a ...

AMP to pay $5m for churn

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2020
... he said. "ASIC believes the penalty applied by the court today will act as a deterrent to AMP and other financial institutions to engage in such misconduct. AMP and other financial institutions must act in their clients' best interests." The court ...

The PDS is weak: Rice Warner

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2020
... laypersons. This has arisen in part due to the prescriptive nature of product disclosure," Rice Warner said. "Financial institutions and superannuation funds have used legalese to respond to their statutory legal requirements and regulators' guidelines." ...

Technology to transform coming decades

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2020
... He argues the uptake of these new technologies will reshape the global economy and disrupt established financial institutions. "There is clear and mounting evidence that AI, blockchain, IoT and big data are the building blocks of our future economy and ...

Banking sector losses continue

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2020
... value estimated to be around $10.2 billion. Mark Crowe, managing director, Brand Finance Australia, said: "Financial institutions are certainly familiar with being scrutinised closely and with the country's banks feeling the heat following the Royal ...