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Chief economist update: Fourth wave threatens Olympics, growth outlook

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2021
The way it's (not) going for Japan, recent upgrades to its 2021 economic growth made by the OECD and the International Monetary Fund might need to be toned down or even reversed to a downgrade at their next outing. The OECD's March 2021 "Interim ...

ASIC sues CBA over monthly fees

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2021
... notified ASIC and lodged its first breach reports in May 2019. "ASIC commenced this proceeding because financial institutions need to have robust compliance systems to meet their obligations to customers," the regulator said. "Financial institutions ...

Synchron appoints Queensland manager

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021
... Synchron has been one of the dealer groups to benefit from the state of flux in the financial advice industry as major institutions have exited wealth. It picked up dozens of AMP advisers in 2020 and is now one of the largest dealer groups in the cou ...

DDO to simplify general, personal advice

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2021
... and general advice given via a sales campaign, today's judgment will provide clear guidance to those financial institutions that develop campaigns to sell financial products through direct approaches to retail clients." The industry is already gearing ...

Boutique hires fund services lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2021
... $16 billion in funds under administration for Australian and New Zealand clients that range from start-ups to large institutions. AMAL is headed by chief executive and chair Kent McPhee. Perpetual recently appointed deputy portfolio managers for its ...

APRA outlines indemnity measures

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2021
The prudential regulator has written to authorised deposit-taking institutions (ADIs) to ensure the management of risks with indemnities in divestment transactions. APRA warns that without appropriate controls, indemnities can expose ADIs to significant ...

Dexus establishes JV for Sydney building

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2021
... still subject to FIRB approval. "This transaction demonstrates the ongoing strength of demand from international institutions for high quality Australian office asset exposure under Dexus platform management," Dexus chief executive Darren Steinberg said. ...

Must prepare for demise of LIBOR: RBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2021
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has told financial institutions they must be prepared for the "imminent demise" of LIBOR. RBA assistant governor (financial markets) Christopher Kent said as the deadline for LIBOR is fast approaching, financial institutions ...

Chief economist update: When 6%-plus growth is deemed too low

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2021
... time, China's annual economic growth target had been considered too high/ambitious by economists, international institutions and financial markets. This time is different. For this time, the Middle Kingdom's growth goal is lower than consensus ...

Banks should pay advice exit levy: TAA

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021
The Advisers Association (TAA) is calling on the government to mandate major banks and institutions pay an exit levy upon leaving the advice industry to provide relief for financial advisers and mitigate the increasing levy. Earlier this month the Australian ...