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Is your CEO smart or just lucky?

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2020
New academic research says chief executives gain more power for strokes of luck, especially if the boards watching them have weak governance. University of North Carolina academic Turk Al-Sabah probed the question in recently published his research ...

SG increase will impact wage growth: Lowe

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020
Reserve Bank of Australia governor Philip Lowe said the legislated increase to the superannuation guarantee will impact wage growth and the government will need to weigh up the impacts of that. Speaking at the House of Representatives Standing Committee ...

APRA reopens for licences

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2020
... including the cross-industry prudential standard for remuneration and ADI capital reforms incorporating APRA's framework, Basel III and measures to improve transparency, comparability and flexibility. It will also consult on insurance capital reforms ...

Chief economist update: The RBA's lullaby

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2020
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) delivered what every rational individual expected it to. At the conclusion of its August 4 meeting, the board of the Australian central bank kept monetary policy settings unchanged - the official cash rate at a historic ...

Chief economist update: Second wave comes to Japan

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2020
Getting bitten by the love bug may be lovelier the second time around but definitely not if it's a second bite from the coronavirus. Australia is currently in the midst of it. Now the second wave looks like it's come to Japan. According to Kyodo ...

Chief economist update: BOJ takes breather on stimulus sprint

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2020
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) took a breather in July, keeping its monetary policy settings and asset purchases unchanged, promising that: "For the time being, the Bank will closely monitor the impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and will not hesitate ...

Labor calls for end to war on super

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2020
The Labor Party is calling on Prime Minister Scott Morrison to finally put an end to the war on superannuation waged by government backbenchers, in an effort to ensure Australia rebounds from COVID-19 "faster and better". Financial Standard has obtained ...

Chief economist update: What to expect when you're expecting

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2020
The Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) policy decision - to be announced this afternoon - will only confirm what everyone already is expecting. RBA Governor Philip Lowe and his board will keep Australia's monetary policy settings unchanged - ...

IOOF to provide fee relief to adviser network

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
IOOF has announced a new initiative that will see its network of financial advisers offer free financial guidance to local communities until the end of September. IOOF said it is providing fee relief to its advisers to volunteer 60 hours of their time ...

Oil to make strong recovery: State Street

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2020
Oil is on track to make a quick and strong recovery despite expectations that a broader recovery is not on the cards for some time, according to State Street Global Markets. Ben Jones, multi-asset class strategist at State Street, said he expects to ...