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ABA denies precedent for matching RBA cash rates

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2016
The Australian Bankers' Association has rejected calls from Parliament to justify its interest rate pricing based on the Reserve Bank's cash rate. Following the RBA cutting the cash rate to 1.75%, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull told media that "the ...

Super industry bodies unite over adequacy

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2016
Four superannuation representative groups are uniting to lobby the federal government to alter the proposed objective of super so it includes the concept of retirement adequacy. In a letter to Minister for Revenue and Financial Services, Kelly O'Dwyer ...

ANZ faces mis-selling allegations in court

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2016
The Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal of New South Wales has allowed a case against ANZ and OnePath for mis-selling a life insurance product to proceed. Charles and Judith Cairns, New Zealand citizens ...

Opportunities ahead for Chinese outlet malls

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2016
Despite slowing economic growth, a shift from investment and credit driven growth to consumer driven growth is a silver lining for China's outlet mall sector, according to new research from TH Real Estate. The research report examines the outlook for ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2016
Why Australia's banks passed on only half this week's rate cut Australia's banks are being heavily criticised for not passing on the full effect of this week's rate cut to consumers in lower mortgage rates. But with almost 60% of bank funding coming ...

Aligned advisers return to UK

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2016
UK pension, investments and insurance giant Aviva has hired a fresh team of face-to-face advisers three years after scrapping its 120-strong team. The move marks the return of aligned advice - the new advisers will be restricted to recommending only ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2016
Another stimulus package for Japan Japan has announced a stimulus package containing a raft of infrastructure and welfare measures in yet another attempt to jolt the nation's economy back to life. The package, headlined at A$350 billion if you include ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2016
FTA with Indonesia gets closer Australia's trade minister, Steve Ciobo, is in Jakarta this week holding talks with Indonesian Minister for Trade, Enggartiasto Lukita, trying to negotiate details of the Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership ...

PROFILE: Standard Life Investments head of Australasian business Simone Bouch

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2016
As the country head of global fund manager, Standard Life Investments' Simone Bouch knows a thing or two about the importance of investment performance. But if she'd followed through on her childhood ambition the focus would be performance of a somewhat ...

BT health score helping claimants back to work

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2016
A health score introduced by BT a year ago to help its insurance claimants get back into the workforce is showing strong signs of being a success. Introduced in July 2015, BT's health outcome measure assesses a person on a number of health aspects including ...