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Chief economist update: Australian property market slump

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2019
... predictions of further property price falls become a self-fulfilling prophecy as buyers wait for even cheaper prices. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) should be planning for an interest rate cut at this point in time before the roof falls on property. ...

Australian Ethical divests IOOF

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2019
Australian Ethical is in the process of divesting its $8.8 million stake in IOOF. Australian Ethical head of ethics research Stuart Palmer said the decision was driven by IOOF's failure to put governance and conflicts management arrangements into ...

Chief economist update: Crude oil to the rescue

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2019
... of the Eurozone and Japan would keep their respective monetary policies on ice. The same expectations go for the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) - it would keep the official cash rate at a record low 1.5% steady in 2019 before lifting them in 2020 (if ...

MLC Life welcomes board member

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2019
... appointment follows other significant hires for the life insurer in 2018. Former chief information officer at the Reserve Bank of Australia, Sarv Girn, was appointed to the newly created role of chief innovation and transformation officer. In addition ...

Former AMP senior manager joins platform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2019
... chief executive of Quadrant 2 Consulting and has worked with clients including NABtrade, ING Direct, Members Equity (ME) Bank, Australian Bureau of Statistics and RAMS Home Loans. Powerwrap chair Anthony Wamsteker said Hardman is a welcome addition to ...

IOOF, ANZ deal not in best interests of members: Morningstar

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2019
... Opposition's responses to it and after the next Federal election," Morningstar said. "In addition, we think the changes ensure ANZ Bank's OnePath Life business, which is being separately sold to Zurich, is independent of IOOF's acquisition of the P&I ...

Willis Re refreshes executive lineup

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2019
... appointed the co-head of Asia Pacific in 2015 and has 20 years of insurance-focused investment banking experience spread across Bank of America and Merrill Lynch. The business is also moving its international head of catastrophic analytics, Karl Jones ...

Xinja funds platform for growth

OSKAH DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2019
... and founder Eric Wilson believes the company's success shows Xinja has plenty of room to grow. "We can now call ourselves a bank: we have a restricted banking licence, more products in development, and we have the momentum to become partners with thousands ...

3.5 million Aussies give financial advice to friends and family: Roy Morgan

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2019
... network of decision making capacity is "likely to play a major role in financial decisions." The survey shows Citibank and ME Bank - owned by industry superannuation funds - to have the highest proportion of customers who are sought out by friends and ...

NAB to end financial planning compliance issue

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2019
In a media release today, the bank said it had reached out to all clients impacted by a compliance issue that originally surfaced in 2017. The issue saw NAB Financial Planning conduct a review of client beneficiary nomination forms after the bank found ...