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Growing advice group in commissions fight

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2019
A relatively new advice association has picked up members at a rapid pace as it takes up the fight to retain life insurance commissions. The United Financial Advisers Association (UFAA) now has over 4000 members after launching just a few months ago. ...

Chief economist update: Rate cuts coming, but not on race day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2019
Unless a positive shock emerges over the next few months, expect the RBA to continue lowering interest rates and the Morrison government to increase fiscal spending (but only after it's achieved having the Budget surplus immortalised on paper). ...

YouTube fundie walks away

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2019
The embattled UK fund manager, Neil Woodford, has resigned from his namesake funds and is closing down his business. One day after it was announced that his flagship Woodford Equity Income Fund would be wound up, Woodford has made the shock decision ...

RBA blames lack of demand in property downturn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2019
Reserve Bank deputy governor Guy Debelle said despite historically low interest rates and a rise in loan approvals, turnover in the housing market remains low. Speaking at the CFA Societies Australia Investment Conference event in Sydney the deputy ...

New executive role at Colonial First State

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2019
Colonial First State has created a new C-suite role, and has confirmed an interim replacement for Peter Chun who joined an industry fund earlier this week. Todd Stevenson has been appointed CFS's chief member outcomes officer, after nine years with ...

QMV kicks off legal practice, appoints lead

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2019
QMV is kicking off a new legal business aimed at future needs of superannuation trustees and has picked a former UniSuper lead as its managing partner. The consultancy firm currently works with about 25 superannuation clients. Recent work has been focused ...

First Sentier launches funds, picks new RE

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2019
First Sentier Investors has launched its inaugural batch of funds and has chosen a new responsible entity, after completing the sale from CBA. The firm will use Perpetual's The Trust Company as its new responsible entity for the first time with ...

Macquarie, Tasplan and QIC shuffle airports

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2019
Macquarie's infrastructure arm picked up one airport, and dumped another. In the space of only a couple of days, Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets purchased the United Kingdom's only dedicated business airport, Farnborough Airport and sold its ...

Chief economist update: RBA cuts official cash rate to 0.75%

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2019
This will be the headline flashing on your screens at around 230 in the afternoon of Tuesday, October 1, after the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) concludes its scheduled board meeting. In his address to the Armidale Business Chamber, RBA governor Philip ...

Growing uncertainty sees more advisers outsourcing

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2019
Financial advisers are increasingly bearish in their outlook for Aussie equities and uncertain about global equities - resulting in an uptick in outsourcing. New Investment Trends research indicates a strong trend for advisers moving away from being ...