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Chief economist update: The Fed pause that refreshes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2019
You couldn't miss it even if you tried; the S&P 500 index and the Nasdaq Composite Index surpassed their former peaks overnight. And the Dow is not far behind - it's off a mere 0.6% away from its all-time high. Yes Virginia, you can be forgiven ...

NPP chair breaks down rollout

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2019
Former Commonwealth Bank and Westpac chief information officer Bob McKinnon is tasked with the tough job of chairing the New Payments Platform (NPP) through its rollout. McKinnon was made chair at the end of January this year. In March, the RBA revealed ...

Superannuation bills on hold

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2019
Four key pieces of legislation, including the protection of young superannuation members and low-balance accounts from default insurance premiums, have been put on ice. Treasury Laws Amendment (Putting Members' Interests First) Bill 2019, a highly anticipated ...

NZ Super dumps guns

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019
... centre operation, but in the leasing of data centre facilities and infrastructure right across North America, including in San Francisco, Chicago and Toronto. It also holds a 39% stake in Datacom, a NZ based company with a network of data centres in ...

APRA to boost staff numbers

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019
APRA has confirmed it will hire around 100 more permanent staff after its funding boost. In a planned statement to the Senate Economics Legislation Committee, APRA chair Wayne Byres revealed the prudential regulator is looking to hire 100 more permanent ...

Chief economist update: The bad oil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently released its World Economic Outlook April report where it slashed its global growth projections to 3.3% this year, down from 3.5% forecast in January and from 3.7% predicted in its October 2018 outlook ...

MGP looks inward for new leaders

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2019
Managed Accounts Holdings has turned to internal candidates to fill a raft of positions in its executive and distribution teams. Current head of risk management, legal and compliance Craig Giffin has been promoted to chief risk officer. Giffin first ...

New board directors at Future Generation

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019
The $480 million LIC founded by Geoff Wilson that donates a portion of its net assets to charity every year has added two new board directors. Deloitte Partner Stephanie Lai and UBS managing director and head of marketing and corporate communications ...

Practifi integrates with XPLAN

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2019
The business management platform for advisers has integrated with IRESS XPLAN, leveraging its recently released open API. The integration builds on Practifi's compliance and efficiency by eliminating data duplication with a single, completely integrated ...

Class makes managed accounts play

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2019
Class is investing $4 million in an MDA service provider, with an option to take full ownership of the company down the track. Investing in Philo Capital Advisers, Class will provide software to support the company's offering, including services to ...