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Copia secures exclusive partnership

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2019
... with Copia as we take our institutional investment capability to the retail market." "Copia has a proven track record in raising assets in the financial advice channel and we view our partnership as a good strategic and cultural fit." Sam Baillieu, chief ...

Life Company of the Year crowned

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019
... an adviser this worries me more than anything else." Kewin too had some criticism for FASEA, saying: "We're all about raising ethical standards if we can understand them." He revealed the AFA has made 47 submissions to government in the past year and ...

Wealth income halved, Hartzer skips $1.6m bonus

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2019
... highlighted at the Royal Commission," Westpac's annual report read. Westpac also announced a $2.5 billion capital raising aimed at strengthening its balance sheet and enabling the creation of a larger buffer than APRA's CET1 capital ratio benchmark ...

Chief economist update: RBA rate cut outlook

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2019
... in June, July and October - aren't just producing diminishing returns, they're generating undesired outcomes by raising the level of pessimism among Australian businesses and consumers as evidenced by the latest NAB Business survey and the Westpac-Melbourne ...

Chief economist update: Is the A$ becoming a safe-haven currency?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2019
... RBA's recent rate cuts - in June, July and October - aren't just producing diminishing returns but they're also raising the level of pessimism among Australian businesses and consumers. Why would the RBA ponder zero and QE otherwise? Latest ...

US real estate manager eyes Australia

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019
An American fund manager investing in residential real estate teamed up with a local distributor to attract superannuation funds and other institutional investors. San Francisco's Unison Investment Management co-invests in residential real estate ...

AMP Capital boosts Asia presence after record raise

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2019
After raising a record US$6.2 billion for its fourth infrastructure debt strategy, AMP Capital is ramping up its presence in Asia and opening new offices. AMP Capital head of Asia Pacific Craig Keary said: "We had a total of 86 investors from 14 countries. ...

ASIC using intimidation tactics on grandfathering: AIOFP

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2019
... by ASIC going around intimidating fund managers will have to be retrospectively paid back." The AIOFP is currently fund raising for a High Court challenge to the banning of grandfathered commissions. The bill banning grandfathered commissions on investment ...

Chief economist update: When monetary and fiscal policies don't meet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2019
... self-respect -- fresh rationales to replace the old argument that a balanced budget would take pressure off the central bank from raising interest rates. Oh, I forgot, domestic interest rates are already at record lows (and are expected to head lower ...

Former BTFG executive takes on new role

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2019
BT Financial Group's former general manager of platforms and investments has stepped into a new role with an emerging platform provider. John Shuttleworth has been appointed chief executive of Spitfire. Spitfire's current chief executive Matthew Johnson ...