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Chief economist: Of capital gains taxes, COVID-19 and climate change

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 23 APR 2021

... earnings beating consensus expectations, strengthening recovery in global economic growth - so much so that the Bank of Canada (BOC) even made headlines as it became the first central bank in the world to taper - the surge in vaccinations in Europe while ...

Chief economist update: Bank of Canada walks the talk

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021

... walked their talks - preferring to wait for days better than the optimistic ones they anticipate. Not the Bank of Canada (BOC). It decided to taper QE at the conclusion of its April 21 meeting, to wit: "The Bank of Canada today held its target for the ...

Equipsuper in another merger

KARREN VERGARA | TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2021

... another successor fund transfer with an 83-year-old corporate superannuation fund that has more than $680 million of assets. BOC Super will merge into the $16 billion superannuation fund after its trustee determined that the decline in member numbers ...

CBA provides BoCommLife update

ANNABELLE DICKSON | WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2020

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has made progress on exiting life insurance after the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission approved the sale of its stake in BoCommLife. The bank will divest its 37.5% stake in BoCommLife to MS&AD Insurance ...

CBA progresses with divestment to AIA

ANNABELLE DICKSON | WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2020

Commonwealth Bank has received another payment furthering the divestment of its life insurance business to AIA Group. CBA has received a payment of approximately $450 million for the sale of CommInsure Life with the proceeds resulting in a pro forma ...

Northern Trust launches ESG capability

ALLY SELBY | FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2020

Global custodian Northern Trust announced it has redeveloped its environmental, social and governance analytics capabilities to now include key environmental data categories. Northern Trust's clients, many of which are asset owners such as pension and ...

Northern Trust touts new ESG tool to instos

KANIKA SOOD | THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020

The fast-growing custodian is pitching a new ESG analytics tools to local superannuation funds and asset managers to track, compare and benchmark their ESG score. Northern Trust, which is best known in Australia as custodian to a number of public sector ...

Chief economist update: Coronavirus cures climate change

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 16 MAR 2020

... in a blog post central bank will not tolerate any risks to smooth transmission of its policy and stands ready to do more. BOC cut 50bps to 0.75% following similar cut March 4; announced purchase facility for Bankers Acceptance notes. RBA injected an ...

Chief economist update: The corona crash of 2020

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020

... ahead of its scheduled 17-18 March FOMC meeting, where it's expected to cut interest rates again. The Bank of Canada (BOC) cuts its benchmark interest rates by 50 basis points to 1.25%. The Bank of England (BOE) also slashed interest rates by 50 ...

CBA finalises CommInsure sale

ELIZA BAVIN | FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019

Commonwealth Bank has completed the divestment of its life insurance business to AIA Australia, which includes a 25-year joint co-operation agreement. After more than two years of negotiations, CBA said it has received an upfront payment of $500 million ...

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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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