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Clime IM appoints private wealth head from Suncorp

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2018
... combined funds team will offer a deeper and broader research capability. The extended product list will be of immense interest to CBG clients." Clime chair Donald McLay added: "This is the second in a number of positive announcements we expect to make ...

Royal Commission begins in February

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2018
The Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry is calling for submissions ahead of its first hearing on Monday, 12 February 2018. The initial public hearing, which will see the Commissioner and Senior ...

Bitcoin bubble will burst in 2018: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2018
... 40% of respondents are betting the days of the bitcoin phenomenon are numbered, while 29% predict Australia will lift interest rates by 25 percentage points. Participants were less enthused about house prices dropping (15%), overvalued stock markets ...

Money managers eye household debt

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2018
The US Federal Reserve is raising interest rates and other central banks have signalled they too will pare stimulatory measures introduced in the wake of the GFC, all of which has significant consequences for money managers in 2018. The Reserve Bank ...

ASIC accepts EU from Brisbane adviser

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018
ASIC accepted an enforceable undertaking from a Queensland financial adviser for not meeting his life insurance replacement advice obligations. ASIC found Duane Wright, owner of Brisbane-based First National Home Loans and Insurance, breached obligations ...

High valuations drive insto investors to alternatives: BlackRock

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018
... institutional investors significantly ramping up allocations to alternatives and real assets in light of continuing low interest rates and high valuations for risk assets, according to BlackRock research. BlackRock's 2018 Global Institutional Rebalancing ...

Independent expert awaits bank remuneration guidelines

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018
... devoted to this initiative by those participating banks that achieved this milestone step, as well as the level of public interest in this area," McPhee said. McPhee did note, however, that this measure is expected to be completed across the board by ...

ASIC bans ex-CBA adviser for five years

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2018
... superannuation account to a new product issued by CBA's subsidiary Colonial First State when it wasn't in their best interest to do so. She also churned insurance policies by asking clients to cancel existing ones and apply for personal insurance issued ...

Chief economist update: Consumers don't spend on confidence alone

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2018
... continued to recover from the weakness seen in the September quarter last year, bolstered by a less threatening outlook for interest rates and improving confidence around the economy and jobs. While the mood is 'cautiously optimistic' rather than buoyant ...

HNWI growth outpacing super: Research

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2018
The growth in Australia's high-net-worth sector is outpacing superannuation on two key fronts, according to Rainmaker research. First, the growth in high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) increased by 7% per annum between 2011 and 2016, which is six times ...