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Chief economist update: RBA more likely to cut

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2018
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) painted an optimistic picture of the global and domestic economies when it held its policy meeting last month (6 November) before concluding that "...the stance of monetary policy unchanged at this meeting would be ...

ANZ hid reasons for executive pay cuts

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2018
ANZ chief executive Shayne Elliott admitted the bank did not disclose to its shareholders or staff that three of its senior executives had their variable pay held back in FY18 on account of compliance issues. Elliot's own variable remuneration was ...

Chief economist update: Predictions allude to frozen RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2018
In a way, you know, I know, the world knows already about the case of the slowdown in global growth. The Organisations for Economic Development and Cooperation's (OECD) recently-released the OECD Economic Outlook and Interim Economic Outlook report ...

ClearView launches new business, reshuffles executive team

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2018
ClearView has made three executive promotions coinciding with the launch of a new business offering back-office and compliance services to financial advisers. LaVista Licensee Solutions, a licensing service, will be led by Mike Pope as its chief executive. ...

Aussie companies drop dividends

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2018
Australian companies paid about $820 million less in dividends in the third quarter than the corresponding period from 2017 as dividend growth at local banks flat lined. ASX-listed companies paid out US$24.5 billion ($33.5bn) to shareholders in quarter ...

Poor performance a fiduciary breach

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2018
Superannuation funds that fail to achieve healthy long-term returns when measured against peers are in breach of their fiduciary duty to members, a former Federal politician has told the 2018 ASFA Conference. Appearing as part of a panel on the future ...

Super ESG options can outperform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2018
The average ESG investment option offered by Australia's superannuation funds outperformed the average MySuper default product in the 12 months to 30 September. Rainmaker analysis shows 68 super funds currently offer a total of 639 ESG investment options ...

Aussie funds among the world's largest asset owners

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2018
Nine Australian funds, including four superannuation funds, have ranked among the world's largest asset owners in a new study. The inaugural Asset Owner 100 study from Willis Towers Watson's Thinking Ahead Institute looked at the world's ...

Chief economist update: Cheaper oil greases wheels of growth

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2018
The bull market in crude oil is no more. Just a month ago and a bit, rumour on the street was that crude oil prices would soar to around US$100 a barrel and beyond. No one could be faulted for believing this. Not after Saudi Arabia and Russia's ...

AustralianSuper changes property option

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2018
AustralianSuper is changing the terms of its property option but says it is not in response to an impending property crash. Starting November 19, Australia's largest super fund will put a 70% cap on the amount that a member can invest in its property ...