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ASIC takes NAB to court

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021
The corporate regulator has taken NAB to the Federal Court, alleging the bank wrongly charged customers fees for at least 12 years. The regulator yesterday filed initial documents with the Federal Court's Queensland registry, seeking orders that NAB ...

Public sector super satisfaction rises

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2021
Public sector superannuation fund members have come out as the most satisfied across all sectors, according to new research. Roy Morgan's latest Superannuation Satisfaction Report revealed member satisfaction in public sector funds reached a high ...

Macquarie to profit off severe weather

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2021
Macquarie Group has increased its short-term guidance as demand rises for gas and power in Texas after severe weather conditions caused the collapse of its local electricity supply. Macquarie expects its annual profit to increase by between 5% and 10% ...

Iress names chair, profit slides

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021
The chair of the financial software provider will step down and the chair of Webjet will take his place. Tony D'Aloisio will step down as chair following the company's annual general meeting in May, having spent over six years in the position. Roger ...

How to attract high net worth clients

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021
The latest Netwealth The Advisable Australian report has revealed the attitudes of potential financial advice clients when it comes to brand affinity, finding that higher incomes bring higher expectations. The report found that increased household income ...

Magellan performance fees dip 70%

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021
Magellan reported a small increase in its net profits, despite a 70% drop in performance fees and a stronger Australian dollar. Net profit after tax for the six months ending December 2020 was $202 million, up 3% from the same period in 2019. Total ...

ASX profits slide, names chair

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021
The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has recorded a fall in profit in its half-year results and has replaced its chair following the retirement of its incumbent. Net profit after tax dropped 3.4% to $241.8 million and net interest income down 39.5% ...

APRA releases final ERS figures

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2021
APRA has revealed the final figures representing the impact of the government's early release of super scheme which saw 3.5 million Australians dip into their retirement savings. Over the duration of the scheme, $37.3 billion was removed from the superannuation ...

Chief economist update: Disappointing jobs results raise Biden's stimulus bid

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2021
Talk about perfect timing. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics' (BLS) disappointing update on the state of employment in America couldn't have come at a more opportune time - the time when fresh president of the US, Joe Biden, is bidding the Congress ...

Chief economist update: Inflation lifted by smokers with young children and homebuilders

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021
Australia's consumer prices continue to recover from the 1.9% drop in the June 2020 quarter - the largest quarterly fall in the 72 year history of the CPI. However, the Australian Bureau of Statistics reported that the country's headline inflation ...