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No such thing as a free lunch: Lowe

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2020
... stresses in the financial system that are unhelpful for the supply of credit. They can also encourage people to save more, rather than spend more, so they can be counter-productive from that perspective too. So this is not a direction we need to head ...

Chief economist update: The next generation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2020
... McGuire, head of rates strategy at Rabobank, put it: "The importance of this fund is not its scale or conditionality but rather its historic significance in terms of the region's policymakers crossing the hitherto unbreachable red line of liability ...

No returns in sight for AAP investors

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2020
... ownership models," Harrington said. "I hope that more media owners consider transforming their businesses to be purpose-driven rather than for-profit. I am hopeful that people take a leaf out of our book and see that being purpose-driven and being mission-aligned ...

Specialist platforms prosper in June quarter

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2020
... expected that the slowdown in flows experienced over the quarter represents a delay in the previously expected rate of growth rather than permanently lost opportunities." The business was cashflow positive for the quarter, with Powerwrap holding $15.6 ...

Billionaires targeted in Twitter bitcoin scam

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2020
... which it said was targeted at the firm and not the individual accounts. "While this appears to be an attack on the company rather than individual users, we would urge people to treat requests for money or sensitive information on social media with extreme ...

Forex Capital to face Federal Court

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2020
... implemented and encouraged "a trading floor culture that was directed towards maximising trading volume and client deposits rather than promoting a culture of compliance with applicable legal requirements". In addition, ASIC alleges Forex Capital established ...

Aussie banks set to underperform

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2020
... businesses. "I think the broader question here is why did this happen?" Jenneke said. "This is a cultural issue, and the banks, rather than actually trying to change the culture of the wealth management businesses and some of the practices that we've ...

Optimism, resilience high on the recruitment checklist

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2020
... predictors of actual job performance as interviewees give rehearsed answers and interviewers pick candidates they like rather than those whom have a proven track record of delivering results," Humphris said. "Almost two-thirds of HR teams also admit ...

Statewide overhauls risk management approach

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2020
... Muir, who joined Statewide Super from Deloitte, said in reassessing risk management the fund is focused on being diligent rather than cautious. "The key thing is the speed in which risk can impact business now, and you can see that by looking at COVID-19 ...

Industry funds team up in longevity search

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2020
... "Difference to what we are doing is that it is designed by the fund and is something that [funds] collectively support, rather than designed by the product provider trying to understand what the funds and members want from the outside," Frontier Advisors ...