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Chief economist update: Policy of patience

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2019
... chair Powell stressed the decision to trim the interest rate on excess reserves (IOER) to 2.35% from 2.4% was just a "technical adjustment" intended to keep the Fed funds rate within its current target range and "does not reflect any shift in the intended ...

Admin change leaves super fund members in the dark

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2019
... $15 billion superannuation fund announced it was switching administrators, members have been left in the lurch with technical difficulties. Members of CareSuper have not been able to log into accounts, change options, turn insurance on or off or even ...

Super tax strategies a hot topic

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2019
AMP's technical superannuation adviser support team saw a rise in the number of advisers querying tax deductions for personal superannuation contributions last month. Data from more than 2090 calls made by advisers last month showed more clients were ...

Technical Services Forum: Keep advisers informed of change

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2019
Lively discussion broke out during the first Challenger Financial Standard Technical Services Forum for 2019 in Sydney yesterday, with the consensus being financial advisers must be across which products are exempt from means testing. Challenger head ...

Chief economist update: Rosy assumptions a Budget surplus make

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2019
"The Budget is back in the black and Australia is back on track." That's how Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg opened his Budget 2019-20 speech delivered last night. Well, technically we all will have to wait until next fiscal year for the underlying ...

Heffron reshuffles leadership

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019
... director role, focusing on Heffron's 2020 vision, while Martin will focus on our 2030 goals. "My passion is turning technical knowledge about SMSFs into something tangible that accountants and advisers can use in their practice to help their clients ...

NEOS continues recruitment drive

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2019
... knowledge of underwriting analytics. Tania Du Plessis was appointed as senior underwriter in February. She was most recently technical underwriting manager at Hannover Life Re and also worked at TAL as New South Wales state underwriting manager. Four ...

Rest appoints two group executives

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2019
... operations that deliver outstanding service to members and employers. This will encompass the design and delivery of product, technical, insurance and administration services to members and employers. He was a practice partner at global information technology ...

Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank merger likely

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2019
... all that any transaction will materialise." "Experience has shown that there may be a lot of potential economic and technical factors that could hinder or prevent such a step." In regards to how far the discussions have gone, Sewing said: "We intend ...

Benchmark APRA against global counterparts: Treasury

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019
... allocation, responsiveness to emerging issues, and efficient utilisation; - Staff with necessary expertise (e.g. industry, technical and data analytics) supported by appropriate tools; - Sound process and outcomes realised across APRA's core supervision ...