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Chief economist update: COVID-19 could hit Australia with triple whammy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020
... hit on Chinese GDP depends on how quickly (or not) COVID-19 is contained. The magnitude of the hit on Chinese GDP will determine the extent of the slowdown (temporary or otherwise) in the rest of the world. Recall the increase in financial market anxiety ...

Former licensee boss banned

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2020
ASIC has said the former chief executive of Spectrum Wealth Advisers had a poor understanding of his obligations and failed to ensure advisers complied with the law, banning him over his involvement in the licensee's numerous failures. Mark Schroeder ...

Calls for review of advice regulation

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2020
CPA Australia is campaigning government for a state funded review into the regulatory frameworks overseeing financial advice, which it believes alienate consumers and small business from the sector. In its pre-budget submission the peak body for certified ...

Perth advice firm folds

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2020
A Perth-based financial advice firm had to call in liquidators, with its directors blaming a 30% fall in its business revenue after the Royal Commission among other reasons. WA Wealth Managers (and WAWM Holdings Pty Ltd, as the main related firm) was ...

BetaShares calls for universal pension

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2020
BetaShares has proposed that Australia adopt a system that would provide a pension to everyone, funded by superannuation contributions. The proposal was made in the company's submission to the Australian Treasury as part of its consultation with market ...

Former dealer group chief to lead Australian Ethical

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2020
A former financial advice licensee head is set to lead the $3.8 billion ethical investment manager and super fund. Australian Ethical has appointed John McMurdo as chief executive and managing director, with acting chief executive Steve Gibbs set to ...

Former Wells Fargo chief banned for life

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020
... Charlie Scharf responded to the statement in a letter to the bank's employees. "We are reviewing today's filings and will determine what, if any, further action by the company is appropriate with respect to any of the named individuals," he said. "Wells ...

Technology to transform coming decades

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2020
... proposition - you cannot prepare through analysis and planning alone, there needs to be testing and experimentation to determine what is and isn't feasible," he said. Mabbott said digital currencies and blockchain technologies represent the most transformative ...

Government opens BEAR extension consultation

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2020
... until the FAR was implemented for prudentially regulated entities before launching another round of consultation to determine how solely ASIC regulated entities would be brought into the regime, and the responsibilities that may be prescribed for their ...

Investment Leadership Awards finalists revealed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2020
The shortlist for the Financial Standard Investment Leadership Awards 2020 has been unveiled, recognising outstanding investment talent across major asset classes. Now in their third year, the annual Financial Standard Investment Leadership Awards are ...