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Chief economist update: The post-pandemic problem

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2020
"This is a once-in-a-100 year type event, we haven't seen this sort of thing in Australia since the end of the first World War..." This was how Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison described the coronavirus outbreak shortly after the World Health ...

AFCA sees 14% rise in complaints

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2020
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority has reported a 13.7% rise in monthly complaints in the last financial year with most being about superannuation, insurance claims and credit. Australians in dispute with their super fund, bank, insurer or ...

Cbus brings digital assets in-house

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2020
Cbus is working to bring all of its third party digital assets in-house, with the aim of increasing member engagement. Cbus chief technology officer Rob Pickering told Financial Standard the fund has been working on the project for over two years now. ...

Chant West, Zenith agree on acquisition

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2020
Chant West is shelving its legal proceedings against Zenith, as the latter comes back to the table on its planned acquisition, which will see Chant West chief executive Brendan Burwood exit the business. The two companies completed a business sales ...

AMP approved product list under fire

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2020
The approved product lists AMP financial advisers are beholden to have come under fire from the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics. Labor MP Andrew Leigh questioned AMP chief executive Francesco De Ferrari on how the institution ...

Bank hires new wealth chief

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2020
A major bank has announced the appointment of a new banking and wealth chief while revealing a new operating model. Suncorp named Clive van Horen as its new banking and wealth chief executive, saying the appointment brings significant retail and business ...

Chief economist update: The All Ords' ups, downs and ups

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2020
It seemed so long ago and far away now but it was only a year ago that the All Ordinaries index broke above its all-time high recorded in 2007 before climbing to a new peak in February this year. The mood was good: The US and China have reached a trade ...

Foreign exchange broker banned

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2020
ASIC has banned a former foreign exchange broker from the industry for three years, after it was found he was not fit to provide financial services and had not complied with related laws. Steven Marsh, a former employee of Forex Capital Trading, engaged ...

AFA, FPA share bleak view of industry

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2020
The Association of Financial Advisers and Financial Planning Association of Australia have appeared before the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics, sharing austere views of the financial advice industry. AFA general manager, policy ...

Pitcher Partners promotes six

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2020
Pitcher Partners has announced six new partners in its 2020 intake, across investment advisory, private business and family advisory, corporate finance and audit and assurance. David Bedford will now be a partner in investment advisory based in Melbourne. ...