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Chief economist update: Policy normalisation interrupted

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2019
What a world of difference a year makes! The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has just released its World Economic Outlook Update, the heading: A Weakening Global Expansion. Says it all, really...and for a synopsis: "The global expansion has weakened. ...

Watermark pulls out of global equities

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2019
Watermark Funds Management is shuttering its global equities business, saying farewell to a number of senior staff. The ASX-listed fund manager announced it is in the process of liquidating its international exposures and will return to its original ...

Millions of Australian's suffering from financial stress: AMP

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2019
Financial stress is burdening close to 2.5 million Australians, according to AMP. Releasing its Financial Wellness report this week, AMP said it found two in every five Australian workers faced financial stress during their careers, costing businesses ...

No-deal Brexit sparks mixed reaction: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2019
Financial Standard's latest survey shows the financial services sector is grappling with the effects the upcoming Brexit deal will have on the industry. On the back of UK Prime Minister Theresa May's historic defeat of her proposed exit strategy ...

ATO and TPB terminate tax agents

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2019
The registrations of tax agents QTR Accountants and Nicoh Group were terminated this week following a joint TPB and ATO investigation. The Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) and the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) received 19 consumer complaints about the ...

CCIV consultation opens

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2019
The next phase of implementing the Corporate Collective Investment Vehicle regime is open for consolation. Stakeholders have until 28 February 2019 to make submissions on two proposed bills - the tax and regulatory component, and related explanatory ...

Labor reforms to increase welfare dependency

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2019
Labor's proposed franking credit reforms will substantially impact the income of more than one million Australians, forcing them to seek welfare. In an address yesterday, Alliance for a Fairer Retirement System chair Deborah Ralston said the vast majority ...

MLC Life welcomes board member

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2019
The $500 million outlay to improve systems and technology at MLC Life Insurance is being supported with the appointment of a new board member. MLC Life Insurance recently welcomed Jacqueline Korhonen as an independent non-executive director. She has ...

IOOF, ANZ deal not in best interests of members: Morningstar

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2019
While IOOF remains confident it will be successful in acquiring ANZ's pensions and investments business, Morningstar is not convinced. Despite yesterday's news of amendments to the contract of sale agreed between IOOF and ANZ, the research house said ...

NAB to end financial planning compliance issue

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2019
In a media release today, the bank said it had reached out to all clients impacted by a compliance issue that originally surfaced in 2017. The issue saw NAB Financial Planning conduct a review of client beneficiary nomination forms after the bank found ...