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UK loses £800bn in assets amid Brexit fears

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 JAN 2019
... customers and investors from any post-Brexit fall-out and operational decisions are following a 'prepare for the worst, hope for the best' strategy," he said. "Whilst roles will no doubt move from the UK, many firms are only moving those employees ...

Ten stories that defined the Royal Commission

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 DEC 2018
Need a Royal Commission refresh? Here are the top stories you needed to know in 2018. Meller leaves AMP After a difficult appearance at the Royal Commission's hearings into financial advice, AMP's outgoing chief executive made a swift exit ...

Shareholders put NAB board in the hot seat

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 DEC 2018
... include closely monitoring non-compliance and net promoter score across 700 branches. "It could be 10 years. It could be. I hope not. But I wouldn't be at all surprised. That would not be unusual for organisations that seek to embed challenge in ...

Chief economist update: Is there a bear in there?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 DEC 2018
... losses as pessimism and selling increases." You can count the New Year not happy once this gets going. There's still hope. The table below shows my calculations of the world's major equity markets' fall from grace. It shows that, apart from ...

Former Liberal Party leader joins Islamic super fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2018
A former Liberal Party leader has joined the board of a $250 million Islamic superannuation fund. John Hewson will join the board of Crescent Wealth as it prepares for significant growth in 2019. Hewson led the Liberal Party from 1990 to 1994. Hewson ...

New mortality study adds to retirement conversation

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2018
Actuaries have calculated mortality rates among Australians who use annuities. It is research they hope will help develop retirement income products including CIPRs. The Actuaries Institute and Rice Warner used UK mortality data on annuitants to calculate ...

ANZ hid reasons for executive pay cuts

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2018
... not spell out the names or roles of the erring executives. "We are here to manage the company for the long term. I would hope that it is understood that implicit in our decisions is my decision that they are right executives to build the company for ...

Wealth an unnecessary failure: Thorburn

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2018
NAB chief executive Andrew Thorburn said the venture into wealth management by Australia's big banks was most likely a failure. Opening the final week of hearings into misconduct in financial services today in Melbourne, counsel assisting Michael Hodge ...

Comyn promises personal accountability

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2018
... the magnitude of turning the bank's culture around. "As hard as we will try, I'm sure there will be missteps. But I hope [there won't be]," he said. Orr grilled Comyn on CBA's poor selling practices, specifically on consumer credit insurance ...

Royal Commission puts bonuses on notice

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2018
... it is becoming increasingly difficult to justify the use of variable remuneration in financial services," Sheedy said. "I hope industry leaders and regulators will seriously consider this issue as we continue to do research in this crucial area of performance ...