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Chief economist update: Prime Minister Suga

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2020
Japan has a new prime minister. Yoshihide Suga is his name. Suga will officially be Prime Minister following a parliamentary vote on September 16 after being elected President of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) two days earlier. Prime Minister ...

Financial services laws under review

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2020
Following on from the Royal Commission, the Australian Law Reform Commission has been tasked with reviewing financial services laws with a view to simplify laws regulating the industry. As part of its response to the Royal Commission final report, the ...

Brace for 5% returns from global stocks

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2020
Investors in global equities should expect 4.9% in annualised returns over the next five years, which is lower than historic averages, according to Northern Trust's annual asset class return predictions. Northern Trust every year publishes its expectations ...

UBS makes private wealth strategy shift

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2020
UBS has announced a shift within its $3.6 trillion (US$2.6 trillion) global wealth management business, set to see the wealth manager advise private clients to invest in sustainable assets over more traditional solutions. UBS claims it is the first ...

Super fund restructures, fixed income lead exits

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2020
A $65 billion superannuation fund is restructuring several business units and farewells the head of fixed income and currency after 13 years in the process. Sunsuper is reorganising its public markets division to a business unit that will undertake ...

Former analyst gets three year sentence

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2020
A former investment analyst from Maple-Brown Abbott was sentenced to three years' imprisonment, after pleading guilty to insider trading in Big Un shares. Michael Ming Jinn Ho will serve the three years via an intensive correction order (aka a sentence ...

Legalsuper appoints executive, increases premiums

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2020
The $4 billion industry super fund has welcomed a new executive manager of member experience formerly of Cbus. It comes as the fund prepares to also increase insurance premiums for its almost 40,000-strong membership. Carrie Norman has joined legalsuper ...

ASIC reinforces power to obtain documents

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2020
ASIC has pointed to two recent court judgements, including one in its battle with RI Advice, as cementing the regulator's ability to obtain documents. In a media release, ASIC grouped together its successful challenging to RI Advice's claims ...

Rapper charged over crypto scandal

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2020
US rapper and actor T.I. is one of five individuals charged over his role in a fraudulent cryptocurrency offering, after the Securities and Exchange Commission found he had promoted and sold tokens on his social media accounts. Clifford Harris Jr, better ...

New managed portfolio on MyNorth

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2020
Invest Blue and Russel Investments have partnered to launch a new managed portfolio through AMP's MyNorth platform. AMP said the Cornerstone Managed Portfolios was created to respond to increased adviser and investor demand for transparent, personalised ...