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Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank merger likely

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2019
Deutsche Bank confirmed it is in discussions with Commerzbank, but say there is "no certainty any transaction will occur." Deutsche Bank chief executive Christian Sewing said in a letter to employees: "Today we have informed the public that, in the ...

Unions have right to express views: Combet

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2019
... chair Greg Combet says the ACTU had the right to express its views and the law ensures that only what is in members' interest get through a superannuation trustee board. Last week, Australian Council of Trade Unions president Michele O'Neil urged ...

Industry fund executive takes new role

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2019
The chief risk and compliance officer of an industry superannuation fund managing more than $6 billion has made the move to a bigger fund. Vision Super is welcoming Nikki Schimmel to the fold, after the former LUCRF chief risk and compliance officer's ...

AMP cuts MyNorth fees

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2019
... fees have also been lowered to 0.10% per annum. MyNorth clients already had access to the platforms working cash account interest free, with no fees attached and this feature will remain unchanged. AMP chief executive, Australian wealth management Alex ...

Chief economist update: The AUD's resilience

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2019
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will release the minutes of its March 5 board meeting - when it decided to keep interest rates unchanged at a record low 1.5% - today. I imagine that the men and women of the RBA board would have discussed the slowing ...

Codes of conduct to be made enforceable

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2019
The Federal Government has responded to the recommendation from the Royal Commission that financial service industry codes of conduct should be enforceable by ASIC. The Treasury released a consultation paper addressing this point from Hayne's report ...

Negative gearing reforms not a panacea: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2019
... invest and is most often associated with property investments. An investment is negatively geared when expenses (such as interest, depreciation, council rates etc.) exceed the income earned from renting the property. The loss can be offset against future ...

QIC acquires European airport stake

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2019
... consortium transaction sees the Brisbane-based alternatives manager and the Dutch pension fund investor take a 16.8% interest in the Brussels airport. The consortium also consists of Swiss Life. The seller is also Australian, Macquarie Infrastructure ...

RBA issues stern climate change warning

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2019
... Debelle said climate change will likely have a permanent effect on the Australian economic landscape. He also warned interest rates will likely be influenced by the impacts of climate change. Debelle listed the ways in which extreme weather includes ...

Former adviser cops 10-year prison sentence

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2019
... self-managed superannuation funds and invest their super and other funds in products such as shares, managed funds and interest rate bank accounts. The amount invested by clients totalled $6.7 million. However, none of the money actually made it into ...