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No plan to cut out advisers: SPDR chair

KANIKA SOOD | MONDAY, 18 NOV 2019

... is, in fixed income, they can know what my portfolio is but the trading strategy [they can't replicate]," he said. "I guess if we were to go to a situation where the manager is uncomfortable...we would then evaluate any available structure in the ...

FS Roundtable: Striking the perfect balance

KARREN VERGARA | THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2019

... inevitable was a common sentiment among participants. The extent of its severity and when it will hit however was anyone's guess. SSGA head of the investment solutions group portfolio management, Americas and Asia (ex Japan) Michael Martel summed ...

Chief economist update: Synchronised forecasts for a synchronised slowdown

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2019

... alleged human rights abuses, use of high-tech surveillance against China's Muslim minority." You, I and Irene could guess, presume and assume but at the end of the day, this is Trump's "Art of the Deal" tactic to get Beijing to kowtow to his ...

Merger costs may impact short-term returns: ASI

KANIKA SOOD | WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2019

... panel's moderator REST chair Ken Marshman asked. "That's another one to manage from a timing point of view... [I guess it is how you] bring together the custody side of the business, whether you've got any contracts that would go for a longer ...

Life insurance leaders fear for industry

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2019

... sustainability of the life insurance industry as a whole was also discussed, with Clark saying: "We absolutely need to change. Guess what the loss was for income protection for the whole year? Over a billion dollars. This is broken." "It's broken ...

AMP advice lead rejects AMPFPA claims

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | MONDAY, 19 AUG 2019

... understand the AMPFPA is in a difficult position as they are obliged to work in the interests of all their members, but I guess the reality is that we all need a reset to the industry reality and that's going to be hard for some to accept." There ...

Chief economist update: Will Australia avoid another global recession?

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2019

... 2019's official National Accounts report that's expected to remain positive. What happens after that is anybody's guess! Still, recent survey and eco data releases indicate that, we'll be right mate. The National Australia Bank's ...

Suncorp named Bank of the Year

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2019

Suncorp was named Bank of the Year at last night's Money Consumer Finance Awards. The 15th annual Money magazine Consumer Finance Awards were held in Sydney last night, recognising the best in banking and insurance. The awards aim to help Australians ...

Chief economist update: The back-to-back rate cuts Australia has to have

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2019

... before. In two months' time, the official cash rate has dropped from a record low of 1.5% to a deeper low of just 1%. I guess governor Lowe didn't receive the memo from Bank of International Settlements (BIS) - the world's central bank of ...

Chief economist update: RBA justified to cut rates or not

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2019

There's no question about it, for sure and for certain the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will cut interest rates again. RBA governor Philip Lowe told us so when he addressed the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) event in Adelaide ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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