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Chief economist update: Two indicators giving the Fed a headache

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2019
It appears nothing is normal with the Fed's march toward normalising monetary policy. Not only has it stopped in its tracks, the White House wants it to go in reverse. Cue US President Trump's latest "advice" to the Fed: "In terms of quantitative ...

Financial advice exit a boon for the industry: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2019
The big four banks exiting financial advice received a resounding welcome from the industry, according to a new survey. The majority of respondents (62%) polled in Financial Standard's sister publication FS Advice agreed the move will have positive ...

NZ Super responds to Australian social media laws

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2019
... total of NZD$800 billion in funds under management - putting pressure on social media companies to strengthen controls to stop something like the streaming of the attacks from happening again. NZ Super's head of responsible investment Anne-Maree O'Connor ...

Ironbark, Zurich shutter funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2019
... Asset Management and Zurich Investments are shutting down three funds after the Sydney boutique managing them said it will stop asset management operations in July. Denning Pryce managed about $270 million for Aussie investors in alternative strategies ...

Financial product design and distribution law passes

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2019
... enforce the new arrangements and impose civil and criminal penalties. It also has the ability to request information, issue stop orders where there is a suspected contravention of the law and to make exemptions and modifications to the new arrangements. ...

Chief economist update: A question of when?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2019
... was too late to stave off the 2001 recession. The yield curve again inverted in starting in January 2006, the Fed did not stop raising interest rates until July of the same year that again proved too late to staunch the great recession of 2008. The year ...

Macquarie axes SMSF residential property loans

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2019
Macquarie Bank revealed in a note to brokers it has made significant changes to its product offerings. The bank confirmed it is no longer offering SMSF residential home loans, with the change effective from April 30. Macquarie will continue to service ...

Major US exchange to stop listing bitcoin

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2019
The US cryptocurrency exchange that released the first bitcoin futures contracts has had a change of heart. Cboe Global Markets will not list any new bitcoin futures for the first time since launching them in 2017. However, it did not rule out the possibility ...

Mortgage broker trail commissions to stay

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2019
... The decision is at odds with the Royal Commission's final report's recommendation on the subject, which recommended lenders stop paying brokers trailing commissions on new loans as the first step in revamping the remuneration for the profession over ...

Macquarie chief executive on striking a balance

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019
... fantastic as well. "I noticed I had an unconscious bias," she said. Wikramanyake said the challenge for the industry is to stop hiring people who are images of the people already working in it. Otherwise, companies risk building a smaller, more constricted ...