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Chief economist update: BOE waiting on Brexit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2018
... financed by the issuance of central bank reserves, at £435 billion". This, despite the UK central bank maintaining its assessment of reduced slack in the economy. "The labour market remains tight, with the employment rate and vacancies around record ...

Assistant Treasurer refutes breach allegations

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2018
... 28 days as required by the Corporations Act. During Senate Estimates, Ketter asked ASIC senior executive leader for assessment and intelligence Warren Day about media reports which claimed Robert remained a director of alternative health company Cryo ...

Chief economist update: Bull markets don't die of old age

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2018
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but Trump's continued criticisms wouldn't hurt me! US President Donald Trump has blamed the Fed for sparking the recent sell-off on Wall Street as well as threatening to undo the "good" for the economy that ...

Super funds excel in reporting obligation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018
Nearly all large superannuation funds are fulfilling reporting obligations to a "high standard," the ATO's latest diagnostic reports show. In its fourth year running, the 2017 Risk Differentiation Framework (RDF) report found APRA-regulated funds successfully ...

CBA releases remediation scorecard

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2018
... Independent reviewer Promontory Australasia found only one change was effective and complete - the chief risk officer (CRO) assessment. CBA's CRO was required to assess the performance of the chief executive and the group executives with respect to risk. ...

ASIC bans Spectrum Wealth adviser

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2018
... reports as well as other data to identify a group of high-risk advisers. The resulting high-risk list is not in itself an assessment of poor quality advice, ASIC said, rather helps target surveillance activity. The LILD Project was established in August ...

KKR offers $2.6b to acquire MYOB

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2018
... proposal is contingent on due diligence, obtaining debt financing and other conditions. "The MYOB board has commenced an assessment of the proposal and will keep the market informed in accordance with its continuous disclosure requirements. The board ...

Zurich launches new adviser portal

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2018
... address and payment methods. Advisers will now be able to get indicative underwriting returns through an automated pre-assessment tool. Zurich developed the portal with Omnium, UnderwriteMe and user experience specialist Jade Software. The UnderwriteMe ...

AMP defends charging dead clients

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2018
AMP has defended its practice of charging premiums to dead life insurance customers in a submission to the financial services Royal Commission. The wealth manager continued to deduct life insurance premiums from a deceased customer, even after AMP has ...

AMP Capital divests $440m from tobacco

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2018
... signatory to Principles of Responsible Investment (PRI) where it has an A and A+ rating in the annual reporting and assessment of signatories. At least three other managers have divested from tobacco holdings for their Australian strategies so far this ...