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NFP super funds rise to occasion post-Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2019
... this year's Conference of Major Super Funds (CMSF), which kicked off at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre yesterday. Welcoming about 1000 delegates representing over 50 super funds, Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees chief ...

Blue Sky appoints new chief executive

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2019
... manager looks to rebuild following a tumultuous 2018. Cann will join the Brisbane-based firm on April 15. Aspen announced yesterday Cann - who previously served in senior roles at JP Morgan and Aberdeen Asset Management - would depart the group on April ...

Mortgage broker trail commissions to stay

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2019
... trailing commissions on new loans with a review slated for three years down the line, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said yesterday. The competition regulator and the Council of Financial Regulators will conduct the review to determine how trailing commissions ...

Australia in effective recession: Academic

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2019
... yesterday's ABS numbers show the economy is already in effective recession, according to the University of New South Wales. Yesterday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics posted a 0.2% growth in gross domestic product for the three months to December ...

Chief economist update: Cash rate should be 1%

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2019
... prices. Yet, RBA governor Philip Lowe doesn't seem perturbed. Lowe told his audience at the AFR Business Summit yesterday that "the "wealth effect" on consumer spending from falling house prices will be limited to cars and furniture" that is "unlikely ...

New fund to invest in low-carbon Aussie stocks

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2019
... been a signatory to the Principles of Responsible Investing (PRI) since 2009 and last year it received an A rating. Yesterday, Investec announced it was launching a Global Environment Strategy aimed at identify the businesses whose products are contributing ...

Wills are an afterthought for the rich: Lawyer

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2019
... People with a lot of wealth don't necessarily understand the importance of protecting it, she told a media briefing yesterday. The wealthy are typically organised in putting structures in place for their businesses and trusts, she says, but some fall ...

Chief economist update: Trump tweets bull market back into China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2019
... stocks soaring and turn its market technically from a bear to a bull. China's Shanghai Composite Index spiked 5.6% yesterday after US President Donald Trump used his fingers to do the talking: "I am pleased to report that the US has made substantial ...

More consolidation to come: APRA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019
... be headed for the exit door, APRA chair Wayne Byres said. Appearing before the Senate Economics Legislation Committee yesterday, Byres said the regulator has "upped the ante" over the past year in identifying underperforming funds and challenging trustees ...

Chief economist update: Nerves of steel

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019
... market - total and full-time. It's also consistent with the persistent sluggish growth in wages the ABS reported only yesterday. I was going to contest Bill's two rate cuts this year - I only recommended for the RBA to cut only one (ehem, ehem) ...