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Retail fund faces class action on MySuper

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2019
... "It's clear from both the Royal Commission and from the case Maurice Blackburn has put together that financial institutions in this country need to do a lot better by their clients, so it is only fair that we're able to seek accountability for ...

ACCC to probe rate cut decisions

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2019
... was designed to ensure transparency and a better level of understanding about the pricing practices of financial institutions. The inquiry will investigate the prices charged for residential mortgages by the lending market, including big banks and non-bank ...

Chief economist update: Japan tightens fiscal policy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2019
... among central banks for fiscal policy aid continue to grow - recently supported by prescriptions from international institutions such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank (WB), the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and the Organisation ...

Culture change must not be a fad: APRA

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2019
... stability, and thus were an ideal candidate for bringing greater transparency to the industry, alongside pushing institutions to make certain information - such as self-assessment results public more routinely. "We are still reviewing all of the options ...

Super funds face scrutiny in Canberra

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2019
... two day hearing in Canberra in November as part of its ongoing review of the four major banks and other financial institutions. Other funds set to appear include Suncorp, Nulis Nominees Australia and Rest. IFM Investors, Industry Super Australia, the ...

Chief economist update: Synchronised forecasts for a synchronised slowdown

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2019
... GDP growth (at market exchange rates) to 2.3% from 2.8% last year. Surprise, surprise but all four international institutions recommend a "coordinated fiscal response" given that monetary policy has seemingly become impotent. However, hopes for a coordinated ...

Envestnet founder tragically killed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2019
... financial advice industry. The company provides wealth management technology and products to financial advisers and institutions. Its technology has been credited with fuelling the growth of independent financial advisers in the US. Envestnet's technology ...

Former BTFG executive takes on new role

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2019
... redefinbed as banks and institutional players divest their wealth management businesses and financial advisers are leaving institutions forming new distribution alliances," Shuttleworth said. "The Spitfire technology platform has been architected to ...

Return to the mutual model: Expert

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 3 OCT 2019
... were highlighted during the Commission, Daniels said, stress the misalignment of internal interests within financial institutions. "The growing strength of the mutual model in global marketplaces has affirmed my belief of its re-emergence and inevitability ...

Impact investing difficult to measure

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2019
... study looked at the preferred impact investment types amongst active investors and found that diversified financial institutions favoured public debt and public equity, while individual and family offices favoured real assets and investment managers ...