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Bank chief steps down amid expenses scandal

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2019
... retail and finally stepping into the chief executive role. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand and Australian Prudential Regulation Authority were notified of the change in leadership. Antonia Watson is now acting as chief executive for the New Zealand arm ...

Pension giant cuts tobacco

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2019
... has decided the tobacco industry is a poor investment for its eight million members, in light of stricter worldwide regulation against tobacco products, increasingly aggressive legal action by governments against the tobacco industry and falling global ...

Retiree savings won't last: World Economic Forum

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2019
The World Economic Forum has weighed into the debate on the adequacy of Australia's retirement income system, releasing a report declaring average Australians will burn through their retirement savings too quickly. The report, Investing in (and for) ...

Industry veterans recognised

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2019
... HSBC's head of crime threat mitigation Paul Jevtovic was honoured for his service to financial crime enforcement and regulation. He was previously chief executive of AUSTRAC. AustralianSuper alternate director Nixon Apple was recognised for service ...

SEC adopts retail investor protection package

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2019
... to protect retail investors from financial advisers who put their self-interests first. Under the new rules called Regulation Best Interest and Form CRS Relationship Summary, retail investors will be able to make better informed decisions about financial ...

Chief economist update: The rate cut Australia has to have

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2019
Reserve Bank of Australia governor Philip Lowe is set to be remembered in history as the man who took Australia's official cash rate from a historic low of 1.5% - set under Glen Stevens one month before he stepped down as RBA head honcho in September ...

British MPs prod own pension fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2019
UK members of parliament have backed a call to offload any fossil fuel investments held in the Parliamentary Contributory Pension Fund. More than 240 serving and former MPs have signed the 'Divest Parliament' pledge, calling on the fund's trustees to ...

Chief economist update: The power of one

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2019
"The heat is on, the heat is on, the heat is on Oh it's on the street, the heat is on..." - Glenn Frey Oh yes, Virginia, the Reserve Bank better deliver a cut in interest rates when its board meets next week (June 4) or there'll be a lot of ...

Chief economist update: Like Britney Spears, Financial Standard's done it again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2019
"Chief economist update: Cash rate should be 1%"! This was my piece published on 7 March 2019, based on the 'Taylor Rule' and plugging in Australia's growth and inflation parameters at the time. It took two months and a few days before Reserve ...

FCA stokes intergenerational wealth debate

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2019
... about consumer needs in the context of different intergenerational factors." However, the regulator noted developing regulation to adapt to those changing needs couldn't be done just with figures comparing two points in time, adding it needed to understand ...