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Compliance crackdown, consultations on horizon: ASX

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2020
... officer of the ASX has revealed the stock exchange is continuing to focus on advisers gouging fees during the COVID-19 crisis, and revealed the several consultations it has on the horizon. Speaking over the phone for the Governance Institute of Australia's ...

Chief economist update: Easing does it (again)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2020
... settings helped equity markets rebound and economies to recover from the "Great Recession" wrought by the Global Financial Crisis of 2009. Easing - this time, of social distancing and lockdown restrictions (implemented or planned) - along with continued ...

Trust in big four improves

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2020
Consumer trust in Australia's big four banks has made headways during the COVID-19 crisis, yet despite the improvement they still don't make the top 10. Surveying 1250 Australians in relation to 31 banks, the Australian Banking Brand and Trust index ...

TradeFloor acquires tech solutions

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2020
... technology behind CCUBE's wealth management solutions, following CCUBE's voluntary administration in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis. TradeFloor managing director Ivan Tchourilov said the acquisitions would enable the software provider to build a trading ...

Government delays RC implementation timeline

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2020
... implemented," Kewin said. "Access to financial advice will be critical for Australians as we work our way through this crisis. We expect that the government will closely monitor the full impact of the crisis, and continue to assess the right timing for ...

Insurer invokes financial hardship policy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2020
... COVID-19 pandemic." The changes come as ASIC called on life and general insurers to show "flexibility" during the COVID-19 crisis. The regulator said it is committed to working constructively and pragmatically with general and life insurers to help Australians ...

Dividends take hit, but will recover

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2020
... Australia's listed companies, but they are poised for a much quicker rebound than that seen during the Global Financial Crisis. That's according to $9.5 billion fund manager Ausbil, whose portfolio manager Michael Price said shareholders must prepare ...

Macquarie advice shift offers mixed results

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020
... pandemic. "The final months of the financial year were overshadowed by the profound human impact of the COVID-19 global health crisis and its economic consequences," Wikramanayake said. "Macquarie's full-year result has also been subject to the effects ...

Investors back corporate bonds as COVID-19 winner

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... investment grade corporate bonds is where we see opportunities." Corporate bonds may have looked expensive prior to the crisis, but now that markets have re-priced, they were looking much more attractive, he said. Investors can get close to 2% yield ...

Advice, but not as you know it

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
While it is probably too soon to know the full impact the COVID-19 crisis will have on the future of advice, it is fair to say it may not look the same when all's said and done. Speaking to Financial Standard chief executive of JANA, Jim Lamborn, said ...