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CBA advice executive departs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2018
A senior advice executive at Commonwealth Bank has taken a new role at Bank of Queensland. CBA's executive general manager, wealth management advice Lyn McGrath has been appointed to lead BOQ's retail banking division. Announced as part of a ...

Chief economist update: A US dollar story

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2018
... particular - has sparked speculations of policy exits in their respective central banks. Perhaps, this time is different with the Bank of Japan (BOJ) recently removing its target time-frame for the achievement of its 2% inflation target and the European ...

New partnership to simplify estate planning

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2018
Myprosperity is partnering with a specialist estate planning law firm to provide free, automated wills. Added estate planning functionality will allow financial advisers using the myprosperity platform to generate a standard, legally binding will from ...

Chief economist update: Wisdom of the crowd

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2018
... What's wrong with that? A strengthening US economy (or any economy for that matter) demands higher interest rates. As Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Governor, Philip Lowe, told his audience at the Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce (WA) in Perth ...

Private debt attractive for instos: Sahota

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2018
... the past," he said. This changed earlier this year with APRA'S Prudential Standard APS 120, opening the door wider for non-bank lenders to enter the private debt space. The former Challenger head of fixed income started a private debt boutique, Revolution ...

Blue Sky short seller launches new fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2018
One of the men behind the US hedge fund which successfully shorted Blue Sky Alternative Investments is starting an activist investment fund of his own. Former Glaucus Research director and chief investment officer at Glaucus Investments, Soren Aandahl ...

Westpac names customer relations executive

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2018
... will "ensure that our customer agenda and any emerging customer issues stay front-and-centre at the highest levels of the bank." "Carolyn is a highly-experienced executive who is well-known across the bank for her passion for our customers and our service ...

Macquarie merges private wealth businesses

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2018
Macquarie Group is consolidating its private bank and private wealth businesses to concentrate its growth strategy on high net-worth (HNW) clients, a move it expects to affect advisers. HNW clients are already the exclusive focus of Macquarie's private ...

Two-tier super system emerging: KPMG

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2018
The 2018 installment of KPMG's Super Insights report highlights the emergence of a two-tiered superannuation system. According to KPMG's analysis, the superannuation system in Australia is splitting into two tiers, as small funds experience initial ...

ANZ insto property head joins $2.3bn debt manager

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2018
The former head of institutional property at ANZ has joined a commercial real estate debt manager as investment director. Based in Sydney, Eddie Law will focus on the New South Wales, Queensland and ACT markets; he will manage relationships with borrowers ...