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Chief economist update: Nerves of steel

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019
Could it be? Could it be that Westpac's chief economist Bill Evans has just gotten one up on me? Nah Virginia, me don't want to "kill Bill", we economists may not see eye to eye but we stick together. More so that Bill's come around to my ...

Ideas give insight to opportunity: Vanguard

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2019
A recession might happen, eventually. But if it does growth might not be far off either, according to Vanguard. Speaking today at the Sydney leg of the fund manager's financial adviser roadshow, Vanguard global chief economist and global head of investment ...

Former Macquarie advisers have bans reduced

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2019
Two former Macquarie financial advisers that were banned for 10 years for falsifying client records have had their penalties substantially reduced by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. Mark Alexander Landau and Marcus Roderick Campbell were banned ...

NAB chief executive and chair exit

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2019
National Australia Bank chief executive Andrew Thorburn and chair Ken Henry announced they will exit the bank. Thorburn's last day is on 28 February 2019, while Henry will retire from the board once a permanent chief executive is appointed. Philip ...

Royal Commission sobering and overdue: Labor

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2019
Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen said a Labor government will establish a Treasury taskforce to help implement all of the recommendations from the banking and financial services Royal Commission. Responding immediately after the public release of the Royal ...

Life risk commissions must also go: Hayne

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2019
Commissioner Kenneth Hayne has recommended ASIC ultimately whittle down the commissions on life insurance products to zero unless there is a clear justification to keep them. On 1 January 2018, advisers' upfront commission for implementing a life ...

QIC signs US investment partnership

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2019
QIC is investing in a Boston university's parking systems as part of a 50-year partnership, building its American infrastructure presence. QIC Global Infrastructure has formed a new company MasParc and Mobility LLC that will take over the management ...

Ethical investments top mandate appointments

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2019
An analysis of the 273 mandate appointments in the year to September 2018 demonstrates the rise of ethical investing. Rainmaker analysis shows ethical or responsible investments were the fastest growing asset class in the 12-month period. Allocations ...

Millions of Australian's suffering from financial stress: AMP

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2019
Financial stress is burdening close to 2.5 million Australians, according to AMP. Releasing its Financial Wellness report this week, AMP said it found two in every five Australian workers faced financial stress during their careers, costing businesses ...

ASIC suspends online broker AFSL

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2019
ASIC has suspended the AFSL of an online stockbroking firm until 10 January 2020. Halifax Investment Services had its licence suspended shortly after it went into voluntary administration. ASIC said the terms of the suspension will allow Halifax clients ...