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Chief economist update: China shares inclusion in MSCI is a blessing and a curse

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2018
Three months and a few days ago, the inclusion of China's A-shares into MSCI indexes got investors all excited. 1 June 2018 marked the day when Morgan Stanley Capital Index (MSCI) included Chinese A-shares into its benchmark MSCI Emerging Markets ...

WAM Capital commences LIC takeover bid

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018
WAM Capital has opened a month-long offer to shareholders of a LIC that it wants to take over, with bidder's statements distributed yesterday. Last month WAM Capital said it would attempt to take over a listed invested Wealth Defender Equities (WDE) ...

Industry fund names member services lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018
A $50 billion superannuation fund has promoted from within to appoint its new head of member services. Rest has appointed Naomi Scott to lead its member services capability. She replaces Amelia Butler who left the fund in May. Scott was previously national ...

Former Westpac adviser ban upheld

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018
ASIC's banning of a former Westpac financial adviser has been upheld by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. Last July, the corporate regulator banned Jason Atkins from providing financial services for three years. Perth-based Atkins provided advice ...

Chief economist update: Steady as she goes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018
Yesterday's European Central Bank's (ECB) Governing Council meeting would have been a big ho-hum were it not for some minor, albeit significant, tweaks in the bank's outlook. As expected, the ECB left interest rates unchanged - the benchmark ...

Firetrail to launch $305m IPO

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2018
The boutique launched by former Macquarie stock pickers under Pinnacle's banner in May is set to kick off an initial public offer, raising up to $304.5 million for an absolute return LIC. Firetrail Investments lodged a prospectus with ASIC on Tuesday ...

CommInsure misled FOS: Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2018
CommInsure admitted it misled the Financial Ombudsman Service that was helping resolve a claimant's dispute by deliberately withholding medical information and delaying the process, the Royal Commission heard yesterday afternoon. Counsel assisting ...

AMP, CBA respond to record class action bid

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2018
AMP and Commonwealth Bank have responded to Slater and Gordon's announcement of a potential class action which could see the two parties forced to repay more than $500 million that was unfairly deducted from superannuation fund accounts. Launching ...

Chief economist update: Confidence down, conditions up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2018
Et tu, Brute? The Australian version of the Shakespearean drama, Julius Caesar, that saw Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull politically assassinated (and replaced with the Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison) in the dying days of August may have played a ...

Unlisted property returns surpass equities: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2018
The unlisted property sector outperformed Australian and global equities over the last financial year despite rising rates and global economic uncertainty, latest research shows. Australia's unlisted property sector returned 18.7% while local equities ...