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Vanguard cuts fee on bond ETF

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2023
... reduction," Vanguard said. VAF invests in a range of fixed interest products. This includes bonds issued by the Australian Commonwealth and state governments, as well as investment-grade bonds rated as BBB- or higher. At the end of February, VAF returned ...

AMP promotes Diana Mousina

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2023
... - worked as a senior economist before being promoted to the role of Oliver's deputy. She began her career at Commonwealth Bank in 2011 as an institutional banking and markets graduate, gaining the title of economist two years later. Commenting on ...

Top rated superannuation products in Australia revealed

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2023
... organisational strength, and additional services like financial planning. Equipsuper led with eight AAA-rated products each. Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation followed with seven AAA-rated products, while Prime Super and Hostplus have six AAA-rated ...

Economists divided: RBA's moment of truth looms

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2023
... the cash rate from 3.6%. The major banks are at odds: ANZ and NAB forecast a 25 basis point cash rate hike, while Commonwealth Bank and Westpac anticipate the RBA to hold steady. Likewise, according to the latest Finder RBA cash rate survey, just over ...

Former Octaviar director sees charges dropped

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2023
The Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (CDPP) has withdrawn its fraud charges against former Octaviar Investment director David Mark Anderson, citing his ill health. Anderson had been facing 27 charges of fraud, including allegations that ...

Pay gap bill passes, effective next year

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2023
... will require the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) to publish employer gender pay gaps for private sector and Commonwealth public sector employers, impacting around 40% of firms. In response, WGEA chief executive Mary Wooldridge acknowledged the ...

Objective will not achieve any real purpose: IFPA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2023
... 'sustainability' of the superannuation system could be influenced by the broader budgetary and fiscal position of the Commonwealth at any given time, he said. Meanwhile, IFPA head of superannuation and financial services Natasha Panagis suggested ...

Super funds back new renewables platform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2023
... arrangements previously in place for each asset. The facility was provided by a consortium comprising ANZ, Bank of China, Commonwealth Bank, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, ING Bank, Mizuho Bank, MUFG Bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation ...

Ignition chief executive resigns

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2023
... he was executive director, head of distribution and sales, equities and retail markets at Westpac, and worked at Commonwealth Bank and HSBC. Keary said during his time as chief executive he "helped build a strong digital advice brand and prospect pipeline ...

RBA rate rises up in the air: Economists

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2023
... certainly can't lean into the banking issues offshore given US and European central banks have hiked this week," Commonwealth Bank head of Australian economics and market research Gareth Aird told Financial Standard. "The RBA was willing to pause prior ...