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Chief economist update: War is over

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2019
"And so happy Christmas (War is over) For black and for white (If you want it) For yellow and red ones (War is over)..." - John Lennon Well, the trade war's not completely over, but the financial markets' rally on news that a phase one deal ...

APRA joins in on Westpac scrutiny

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2019
APRA has launched a formal investigation into Westpac for possible breaches of the Banking Act. The prudential regulator said the investigation will focus on the conduct that led to AUSTRAC launching its criminal charges against the bank over an alleged ...

ASIC takes action against TAL over RC case

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2019
ASIC has commenced proceedings against TAL Life in the Federal Court over one of the cases referred to it by Royal Commissioner Kenneth Hayne. The corporate regulator has filed a civil case against TAL, alleging the insurance giant breached the ASIC ...

Cost savings, RC boost digital advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2019
One of the largest providers of SOAs has seen a significant rise in users, with the cost of super and pension investments dropping by up to 10 basis points on the back of digital advice. The Sargon Decimal annual Digital Insights report shows that between ...

Half of all AFSL applications approved

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2019
ASIC revealed just 53% of AFSL applications received this year were approved. ASIC received approximately 2491 applications in 2018-2019 - 64% of AFS licences, 27% for credit licences and 9% relating to professional auditor registrations. In the report ...

Ord Minnett chief resigns

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2019
... chief executive has resigned from his role at the helm of the wealth management giant, after leading the firm for 10 years. Tim Gunning joined Ord Minnett in 2009 as chief executive and managing director and was responsible for the firm's private wealth ...

Super sector to dominate by 2034

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2019
The superannuation industry will undergo profound changes that will see it grow to become a $7 trillion market ($4.8 trillion in today's dollars) by 2034. But it's not all good news for the retail sector. That's according to the latest report from actuary ...

CBA underpayments reach $53 million

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2019
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia will commence payments of a further $14.9 million as employee underpayments surpass $53 million. The bank said it has notified and repaid approximately 41,000 current and former employees, leave balances have been ...

Chief economist update: Three cheers for Christmas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2019
"Christmas, Christmas time is near, Time for toys and time for cheer..." - Alvin & the Chipmunks I can almost hear those little chipmunk voices singing this Christmas song as I browsed through last week's news of good tidings... and they came in ...

Pendal family office lead moves to boutique

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019
... role. "Until the appointment is finalised, the channel is being managed by Pendal's Australian head of wholesale distribution, Tim North Ash," a Pendal spokesperson said.