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Chief economist update: BOE waiting on Brexit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2018
When the Bank of England's (BOE) Monetary Policy Council (MPC) unanimously voted to raise the Bank Rate by 25 bps to 0.75% on the 2nd of August, BOE governor Mark Carney was quoted as saying, "The mistake is to always wait, wait, wait until you ...

Former adviser jailed, ASIC posts FY18 stats

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2018
A former Professional Investment Services financial adviser has been jailed for dishonesty following an ASIC investigation. The former PIS financial adviser and representative Satvir Singh Birk was sentenced to two-and-a-half years' imprisonment ...

Warakirri expands investment team

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2018
... working in operations and consulting across various industry segments in Australia and abroad. Also joining the boutique is Tim Smith as an agribusiness analyst. He has worked in business development roles for Clayton Utz, Asialink and DLA Pier in Melbourne ...

Industry fund appoints former Labor politician

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2018
A $46 billion industry fund has appointed a former federal health minister as an independent chair, starting at the end of the year. Nicola Roxon will take over as HESTA's chair when current chair Angela Emslie steps down at the end of her term ...

FSC appoints UBS, Mercer heads

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2018
The Financial Services Council has appointed Mercer and UBS Asset Management's Australian heads to its board to fill two director vacancies. Mercer Australia managing director Ben Walsh and UBS Asset Management Australia chief executive Bryce Doherty ...

ANZ wealth flows decline

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2018
ANZ's divested pension and investment businesses continued to record net outflows as it passed the baton to IOOF, the bank's full-year results show. In its financial results for the year ending 30 September 2018, released this morning, ANZ reported ...

Treasury delays CIPR timetable

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2018
Assistant Treasurer Stuart Robert announced two major updates to the proposed Comprehensive Income Products for Retirement (CIPRs) initiative, one of which is giving superannuation trustees more time to get retirement income strategies in order. Robert ...

AustralianSuper awards $500m mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2018
A Melbourne boutique has won a $500 million mandate from AustralianSuper, the super fund confirmed. Jamieson Coote Bonds was appointed to manage a fixed income mandate for the super fund at the end of June, Rainmaker research shows. JCB's mandate ...

Superannuation must catch up to gig economy

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2018
The chief executive at one of Australia's biggest wealth managers said he is troubled by adequacy issues in Australia's $2.7 trillion superannuation system, suggesting it be overhauled. Mercer Australia chief executive Ben Walsh told an industry breakfast ...

CBA sells CFSGAM, new wealth business chief executive appointed

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2018
Commonwealth Bank is selling Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) to a Japanese buyer. The bank has entered into an agreement with Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation (MUTB) to sell the business for $4.13 billion for a total ...