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Debt vulture crackdown welcome

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2020
... those in desperate need," Consumer Action Law chief executive Gerard Brody said. "All banks should follow NAB's lead and stop dealing with debt vultures if they care about their customers." Many for-profit debt assistance providers do not hold a current ...

Boutique appoints chief operating officer

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2020
... Investment Partners, a joint venture between Steve Tucker and Euroz, which folded earlier this year after Euroz decided to stop funding it. He was also the chief executive and chief operating officer of Perennial Investment Partners, and the head of ...

Domestic violence super reforms stall

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2020
Representatives from industry super and a legal body have called on the Federal Government to deliver on a promised scheme that would have stopped domestic violence perpetrators from hiding their super assets from their spouses. Women's Legal Service ...

State Street warns of dot-com parallels

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2020
State Street Global Advisors has warned the current rally in equities markets parallels that of the dot-com boom, as price to earnings multiples continue to expand. Since the March 23 low, the ASX All Technology Index, which features the likes of buy-now-pay-later ...

Chief economist update: Stop right now, thank you very much

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2020
... of lockdown restrictions - had it not rushed to reopen and followed its original prescription for a six-month lockdown? "Stop right now, thank you very much."

Changes to advice incoming: Bragg

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2020
... superannuation market is ridiculous," Bragg said. "We need radical market surgery to get better results for members; we need to stop having an opaque system." Bragg reaffirmed he believes Australia should use the Future Fund as the default super fund ...

Chief economist update: Flattening the rebound

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2020
... Victoria. Australia's second biggest state is reportedly planning to impose tighter Stage 4 restrictions. But that didn't stop the coronavirus from migrating to New South Wales - the country's biggest state. The resurgence of infections there ...

Advisers switch platforms amid pandemic

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
New research has revealed Australia's financial advisers switched between various investment platforms in their search for better service and support in the wake of the Royal Commission and COVID-19 pandemic. Investment Trends' 2020 Planner Technology ...

QSuper culls comprehensive advice

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020
The $110 billion industry fund will stop offering comprehensive advice to new customers on July 6 and cut over 50 positions, as it sees demand for holistic advice fall. QSuper chief executive Michael Pennisi said the decision is based on several years ...

Chief economist update: The post-pandemic problem

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2020
... several days, but the outcome is the same - economic activity has ground to an almost (except for essential services) complete stop, sending the global economy in recession. The IMF predicts that world economic output will drop by 4.9% this year (after ...