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Systemic issues impact 20k consumers: AFCA

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024
... backdated to the date of cancellation, AFCA said. Life insurance A life insurer failed to provide the correct notice of a policy cancellation due to delays in mail processing caused by the Christmas shutdown period, impacting 145 policies. AFCA said ...

GQG's FUM pulls back, breaks six-month streak

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2024
... Show us where the earnings are going, and ultimately, we believe the price will map to that. To the extent that possible policy changes, from tax cuts to regulatory changes or tariff implementation actually impact earnings growth, we'll react to ...

Fed cuts rates as Powell is questioned on Trump win

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2024
... Powell faced a raft of questions over President-elect Donald Trump returning to the White House. The Fed continued its policy easing cycle with a 25 basis point rate cut, lowering the benchmark rate to 4.50%-4.75%. Powell noted that the election will ...

Trump tariffs cause for concern among Australian investors

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2024
... been vocal over its concerns around "sticky" inflation, and as the RBA generally follows the Fed's lead when it come to policy decisions, higher inflation in the US could cause problems at home. "It is clear that after the dust settles on the US Presidential ...

US election: Global investors fear inflation boom

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2024
... back up. GSFM investment specialist Stephen Miller said the stickiness of US inflation will likely be "exacerbated" by the policy agenda of Trump. "Certainly, Trump 2.0 has undertaken to embark on a high grade weaponisation of trade that will fuel inflation ...

Interest rates to remain on hold for some time

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2024
... 'mid-2025' in the SoMP amid lower GDP projections. We worry if the takeaway is that the RBA is prepared to maintain restrictive policy for longer, which may lead to a downside surprise in growth," Bhimavarapu. "However, it is important to recognise that ...

FAAA moves to combat adviser shortage with new partnership

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2024
... sustainability. Last month, Rainmaker Information executive director of research Aman Ramrakha warned that without bold policy intervention, the industry may struggle to ever regain its former strength. Even with its most optimistic forecasts, the research ...

Cbus names chief strategy officer

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2024
... now-famous fox and henhouse ads which were designed to sway consumers away from bank-owned funds and influence government policy. Before working in super, Dean worked as an organiser with the Australian Council of Trade Unions in the mid-1990s before ...

AMP hires growth lead for super, investments

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2024
... to four years as national manager. Her appointment follows that of Cloe Reece as general manager, risk, compliance, and policy last month. She joined from ClearView where she had served two years as its chief risk officer. AMP group executive, superannuation ...

Major global trends impacting advisers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2024
High interest rates (70%), economic downturn and inflation risks (both 68.8%), and the impact of central bank policy (61.3%) usurped any concerns about this year's election cycle for Australian financial advisers and investors, according to this year's ...