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Couple faces prison over ponzi-style scam

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2019
... and Investman Nominees. ASIC found Maureen Johnston was deceiving victims into investing money in bogus property developments in Australia and the US. The funds she procured for investment purposes were actually spent gambling at Crown Casino in Melbourne ...

FCA begins financial advice market review

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2019
... what consumers want from the market and how the market delivers. It will also consider how new market trends and developments might affect the future development of advice. FCA executive director of strategy and competition Christopher Woolard said consumers ...

Chief economist update: RBA refused to blink in May

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2019
... unemployment rate than below-target inflation as its forward guidance suggests, "the board will be paying close attention to developments in the labour market at its upcoming meetings". It's the labour market, stupid of me. To be sure, "the labour ...

Chief economist update: RBA May cut, May not

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019
... to do so. "Inflation remains low and stable." Not anymore. The balance of probabilities indicated by these fresh developments give the RBA every reason to cut interest rates if it so decides. Then again, the Australian dollar has dropped since its April ...

Chief economist update: Policy of patience

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2019
... the Committee's symmetric 2% objective as the most likely outcomes. In light of global economic and financial developments and muted inflation pressures, the Committee will be patient as it determines what future adjustments to the target range for ...

Chief economist update: The Fed pause that refreshes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2019
... appropriate target range for the federal funds rate could shift in either direction based on incoming data and other developments." "Some participants indicated that if the economy evolved as they currently expected, with economic growth above its longer-run ...

APRA to boost staff numbers

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019
... enforcement tools "more quickly" but would not deviate from its traditional role too greatly. "Taking into account developments such as the BEAR regime, the Royal Commission, the learnings from the CBA Inquiry - and the fact we have had new powers given ...

Chief economist update: Aussie property price falls become self-fulfilling

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2019
... should help mitigate the drag from falling property prices on the general economy. The RBA would be keenly watching developments in the fiscal space.

Chief economist update: Japan should raise taxes another day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2019
... policies and their impact on global financial markets; the consequences of protectionist moves and their effects; developments in emerging and commodity-exporting economies including the effects of the two aforementioned factors; negotiations on the ...

Smaller platforms continue to excel

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2019
... goal of helping advisers reduce their admin burden while lifting client engagement levels at the same time. Notable developments in 2018 ranged from improved cash management tools to client portal enhancements." Choi said the report also recognised the ...