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Sunsuper merges with corporate super fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2019
IAG & NRMA Superannuation Plan will merge with Sunsuper. IAG & NRMA Superannuation Plan chair David McClatchy told members in a letter that following a review, the trustee concluded the fund could no longer operate as a standalone corporate superannuation ...

NAB chief executive and chair exit

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2019
National Australia Bank chief executive Andrew Thorburn and chair Ken Henry announced they will exit the bank. Thorburn's last day is on 28 February 2019, while Henry will retire from the board once a permanent chief executive is appointed. Philip ...

Former ambassador assesses US-China trade deal

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2019
... economic relationship will never be the same again. "My colleagues kept on saying to me you know, there is so much common interest there, surely there is going to be some understanding reached and all this unpleasantness will be over." A changing global ...

FASEA makes adviser exam adjustments

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2019
... will consider adding further exam centres in 2020 for relevant providers located in regional areas, dependent on adviser interest and facility availability. As it stands, the assessment will be conducted in a range of capital cities and regional centres ...

Brexit is history: Chief Economists Forum

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2019
Brexit is history and the world can go on without an EU-Britain trade agreement, an economic expert told this morning's Financial Standard Chief Economists Forum. AXA Investment Managers' head of Framlington Equities Asia, Mark Tinker, told ...

Equity investors will struggle in 2019: Baur

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2019
... 2009 to the beginning of 2018. The huge stock market rally is simply an extension of monetary policy, he said. Because interest rates have been suppressed by central banks for some time, earnings were calculated at low discount rates thus pushing present ...

Chief economist update: The RBA capitulates

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2019
... Governor Philip Lowe's change of heart with regards to guidance on Australian monetary policy. The next move in "interest rates is likely to be up rather than down" is no more! In his address to the National Press Club of Australia - on " Th e Year ...

Ferrari restructures AMP wealth leadership

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2019
... Australasia region. AMP said it would continue to benefit from Beer's leadership role at Resolution, given it retains an interest in the business. The firm also made changes across its New Zealand teams, with Blair Vernon set to lead its NZ advice ...

CBA posts $4.6b in profits, dividend flat

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2019
... operations) is flat at $2 per share for the period. CBA's operating income fell almost 2% to $12.4 million as lower net interest margins, lower markets and fee income and weather events offset the growth in volume. Operating expenses were down 3% ...

APRA could oversee stalled super fund mergers

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2019
... a seat on the table at the new merged fund's board. Energy Super and Equip Super's boards agreed a merger was in best interest of their members. A KPMG report even put a number on this, saying the members of the combined fund could save more than $20 ...