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ASIC finalises EU with HSBC

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019
ASIC has completed an enforceable undertaking with HSBC Bank Australia and is satisfied the bank met all requirements. HSBC entered the court enforceable undertaking with ASIC on 13 May 2016. The regulator was concerned HSBC provided "potentially deficient ...

Chief economist update: Nerves of steel

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019
Could it be? Could it be that Westpac's chief economist Bill Evans has just gotten one up on me? Nah Virginia, me don't want to "kill Bill", we economists may not see eye to eye but we stick together. More so that Bill's come around to my ...

Chief economist update: Cut it, cut it now

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2019
What's the time Mr Wolf? It's time to go Philip! It's time for RBA governor Philip Lowe to go and cut interest rates. Perhaps impatience may have gotten the better of me for it's only been two weeks since the Australian central bank ...

Platinum LIC posts $29m in losses

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2019
Platinum Capital Limited posted $29 million in net losses after tax for the half year ending December 31. The listed investment company (ASX: PMC) has $446 million in funds under management, invests in developed and emerging markets businesses, and ...

Fidelity adds US equities exposure

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2019
Fidelity is eschewing technology-heavy growth areas of the market for value stocks as it increases exposure to US equities in its multi-asset strategies. Fidelity's multi-asset chief investment officer James Bateman said US value stocks are looking ...

Qantas Super chair steps down

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2019
Qantas Super chair Anne Ward will step down in May after 15 years of service. Two new members will also join the board. Ward joined the Qantas Super board in April 2004 and was appointed chair one year later. She serves on numerous boards, including ...

Class appoints chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2019
Class appointed a new chief executive to replace Kevin Bungard. Andrew Russell will join the SMSF administration and accounting software provider as managing director and chief executive in early May 2019. He was most recently executive general manager ...

Chief economist update: Where sentiment goes, there too is spending

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2019
The University of Michigan's latest update on consumer confidence indicates that there's hope still for household spending. Recall the reported big drop in US retail spending (down 1.2% in the month of December) that I penned is consistent with ...

Industry funds wary of stapling default members

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2019
Kenneth Hayne's recommendation that every Australian have only one default superannuation account over their lifetime doesn't get a complete green tick from industry funds. Visiting Sydney yesterday, Industry Super Australia chief executive Bernie Dean ...

Magellan eyes retirement income products

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2019
Magellan flagged several new product launches in announcing its interim results, and one will be directed at retirement income. Presenting the group's half-year results to December 2018, chief executive Brett Cairns told investors the fund manager is ...