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Chief economist update: RBA repeats history

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2019
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) may not even need to acquiesce to mounting consensus expectations for at least one interest rate cut this year after the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) good news on the country's unemployment rate ...

Australian Unity creates new partnerships role

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2019
Australian Unity Trustees has recruited from Equity Trustees to fill the newly-created position of head of partnerships. Sally Fenemor is taking on the new role, joining from Equity Trustees where she was most recently national business development ...

Listed infrastructure to hit double digits: CBRE

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2019
The boutique that took over a slice of UBS Asset Management's assets in December says listed infrastructure could return 12-14% in the next 12 months, the Financial Standard Advisers Big Day Out heard. Speaking at the Sydney leg of Financial Standard's ...

Australian Ethical mulls Facebook divestment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2019
Australian Ethical is assessing its investments in Facebook after the social media giant allowed the recent mass shootings in Christchurch to be live streamed. Australian Ethical told Financial Standard it currently holds about $8 million in Facebook ...

AFA takes red pen to Hayne report

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2019
The Association of Financial Advisers has stepped up its opposition to the Royal Commission's final report, claiming the inquiry failed to acknowledge the value of advice. In a paper released by the association this week, AFA general manager policy ...

Industry fund chief executive to depart

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2019
The long-serving chief executive of an industry superannuation fund is stepping down and the hunt is on for a replacement. REI Super chief executive Mal Smith will leave the $1.5 billion fund later this year, choosing not to pursue another contract ...

Emerging markets for the win: ABDO

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2019
The Sydney leg of Financial Standard 's Adviser Big Day Out roadshow has heard how one of the best performing multi-asset strategies is favouring emerging markets over developed ones as it picks its investments. Addressing the crowd in Sydney this ...

ABA moves to protect vulnerable customers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2019
Customers at risk of elder abuse, those ending a violent relationship and people experiencing long-term illness are the focus of new guidelines proposed by the Australian Banking Association. The ABA opened a consultation to the public which will result ...

Neilsons sell 10% of Platinum

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2019
Billionaire fund manager Kerr Neilson and philanthropist Judith Neilson sold $300 million of their stake in Platinum Asset Management, to put money towards philanthropy and personal investments. The Platinum co-founder now has a retaining control over ...

Chief economist update: BOJ decision announced and ignored

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2019
I wasn't aware of this, but it appears that Donald J. Trump had been letting his fingers do the talking even before he became POTUS. The "Daily Mail" re-printed the tweet he made back on 30 December 2013: ""No one remembers who came in second" - ...