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Global iShares lead promoted, successor named

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2019
... preparing to reduce its global workforce by 3%. The trillion-dollar asset manager confirmed about 500 staff members will be let go as a result of ongoing market uncertainty, changing investor expectations and the increasingly complex environment in which ...

Superannuation a mystery to students: survey

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 10 JAN 2019
... minutes, and using the fully-featured, jargon-free Student Super app, young adults can find and combine any existing funds, let their employer know where to pay their super, and even change how their super is invested," he said. The fund says that if ...

Simpler fee disclosure on ASIC agenda

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JAN 2019
Under new proposed changes by the corporate regulator, consumers will be able to compare superannuation funds and investment products more easily. ASIC released its response to Report 581, an independent review conducted by regulatory expert Darren ...

Why the RBA has reason to cut rates in 2019

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JAN 2019
Our resident chief economist explains why the continued drop in property prices could force the RBA to defy consensus and cut rates. First, some global context. US Federal Reserve has hinted that it will be more dovish with regards to monetary policy ...

Spriggy wins 2018 Best Fintech Startup Award: StartCon

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 20 DEC 2018
A fintech business aimed at helping children develop good money habits won a major award at the 2018 Australasian Startup Awards. Spriggy was set up in 2015 by founders Alex Badran and Mario Hasanakos. Their main product is a pre-paid debit card for ...

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 ...

ASIC permanently bans former Apogee adviser

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 DEC 2018
A former Apogee Financial Planning representative has been permanently banned from providing financial advice after ASIC found he illegally took $1.4 million from superannuation accounts. ASIC's investigation of Ahmed Saad found he engaged in dishonest ...

Westpac executive remuneration voted down

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2018
... to put the outstanding issues behind us," Hartzer said. Hartzer fronted the Commission in November admitting that the bank let its customers down, particularly in the area of financial advice. Despite stating that making financial planning "work" within ...

WAM names prospective Blue Sky LIC team

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2018
Wilson Asset Management has reconfirmed interest in taking over the Blue Sky LIC's management after Pinnacle withdrew its offer, naming the team that will lead it. Wilson Asset Management has put forth the name of Andrew Siew from its investment management ...

New Zealand reviews life insurance commissions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2018
New Zealand life insurers are paying the highest commissions to financial advisers in the world and the nation's Reserve Bank is concerned about the conduct risk it is creating. According to the Reserve Bank of New Zealand's latest Financial Stability ...