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AMP, CBA, Westpac face potential class action

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2020
... Count Financial and Financial Wisdom. From Westpac, the firm is focused on Westpac Bank, Securitor Financial Group and Magnitude Group. "Each of these institutions owed specific obligations to their customer designed to protect their customers' interests ...

Experts battle for GST reform

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
... burden of reform". It recommended state treasuries develop projections of national GST revenues, helping to unearth the magnitude of further erosion and guide policy response, and also advocated for an increase to the GST rate as well as expanding the ...

Proceed with caution: Janus Henderson

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2020
... these - corporate earnings revisions and options prices - continued to signal caution," Alankar said. "Alas, as the magnitude of the housing crisis became apparent, the equities rally proved ephemeral and the market plunged to new lows the following ...

COVID-19 creates case for robo-advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... traders losing money in the markets. "I wasn't surprised that the numbers increased but I was very surprised at the magnitude of the increase," Garrett said. "What was so distressing about it was seeing three to four times the number of accounts becoming ...

Trustee behaviour in a COVID-19 world

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... ATO will put their behaviour "solely between recklessness or intentional disregard". "Where someone exaggerates the magnitude of the impact of COVID-19 or they guess because they have made no effort to validate the effects, this may suggest that their ...

Former licensee head in new role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2020
... Connect. Fisher wrapped up as general manager of Securitor in May 2019 when Westpac shuttered the dealer group, along with Magnitude, as part of its decision to exit personal financial advice. Fisher brings more than 20 years' experience in financial ...

Aussie funds bleed $4bn in March

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2020
... Calastone, which says it covers 95% of local platforms and 75% of funds management firms with automated transactions. "The magnitude of redemptions in March illustrates the effect COVID-19 is having on investment momentum in Australia, where aside from ...

Chief economist update: BOJ expands Enhancement of Monetary Easing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
... seem, these downgrades could still be downgraded "depending on the timing of the spread of COVID-19 subsiding and on the magnitude of the impact on domestic and overseas economies". This is also because the Japanese central bank's latest forecasts ...

Multi-asset strategies key in COVID-19 crisis: First Sentier

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... said. "The key difference this time is that the changes in the economy are fundamentally different in their speed and magnitude and depth, and we've had to speed up our own process." Instead of reviewing economic conditions on a six-month basis, the ...

Credit value exists in emerging markets

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2020
... be approximately $150 billion, much of which would go to refinance existing borrowings," Western Asset said. "As the magnitude of the growth shock from coronavirus and energy has unfolded, we now believe this year's new supply will be as much as $300 ...