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Overhaul bites Deutsche Bank bottom line

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2020
... core business "the Core Bank" reported a pre-tax profit of €543 million for the full year. Deutsche Bank argued this figure would have been €2.8 billion, up 7% from 2018, if it weren't for the transformative charges, goodwill impairments and ...

SMSF data misleading: BGL

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2020
SMSF administrator BGL Corporate Solutions has called out ASIC over a "misleading" fact sheet it published and distributed to SMSF trustees last year. It comes after SMSF Association chief John Maroney slammed the regulator over the data used in the ...

Industry names recognised

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2020
A number of key figures in the financial services industry were among those recognised on Australia Day, being awarded an Officer of the Order of Australia. Rice Warner executive director Michael Rice received the honour for his service to business ...

SMSFA chief slams regulators, FASEA

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020
... figures that ASIC included in the fact sheet because they were unbalanced and inappropriate," he said. "The average expense figure represented a questionable use of ATO statistics, as a more appropriate figure would relate to the median operational and ...

Aussie stocks burnt in blaze

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2020
As Australia burns, so too does the bottom line of our listed companies, with real implications for our retail, insurance, agriculture and transport sectors. The Australian economy is also not without risk, with many economists predicting that the bushfire ...

Job boom expected in 2020

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2020
Close to a third of wealth management organisations are looking to boost staff numbers this year, with sales roles expected to be most in demand. According to new figures from Super Recruiters, 32% of wealth management organisations expect to hire more ...

Analysts remain wary as ASX breaks 7000

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020
... sessions in the days following attention-grabbing events." Strawman.com's Andrew Page told Financial Standard the "7000" figure is arbitrary. "Why is it significant other than it being a round number?" he said. "I think people go wrong by inferring ...

Fixed income ETFs prosper despite low rates

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2020
Latest research shows record low interest rates haven't put investors off fixed income, as Australia's ETF market continues to explode. According to new figures released by the Australian Securities Exchange and Vanguard, investors are doubling ...

Global equities enjoy strongest year since 2013

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2020
Latest research shows international equity assets turned in their best annual performance since 2013, as most asset classes managed to put a few tough years behind them in 2019. According to new Morningstar research, annual asset class returns on a ...

Geared super funds hit jackpot

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2020
Latest research shows that geared super funds enjoyed a stellar 2019 thanks to a bull run in financial markets. According to new Rainmaker research, the top 10 geared retirement and superannuation funds achieved returns in excess of 50% in the 12 months ...