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Chief economist update: Do nothing RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2018
If all goes according to expectations, today's Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Board meeting will mark one-month and two years (25 months) that the country's cash rate had been stuck at a record low 1.50%, and the longest stretch of unchanged ...

Lose grandfathered commissions, lose business: MLC

KARREN VERGARA AND JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2018
The financial services Royal Commission questioned if MLC's decision to stick with grandfathered arrangements was in the best interest of members following a large consolidation of superannuation funds that provided an opportunity to remove them. ...

One measure not enough to revoke MySuper: APRA

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2018
The prudential regulator cautioned against the use of a sole measure to determine whether an underperforming superannuation fund should retain MySuper authorisation. In its latest submission to the Productivity Commission on superannuation's competitiveness ...

Boutique equities manager raising $4 million

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2018
A former Commsec distribution head is seeking to raise $4 million for an asset management company that will run a thematic fund. Seer Asset Management was founded by stockbroker Peter LeMessurier, former Commsec executive Steve James, and Alice LeMessurier. ...

TPB names new chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2018
The Tax Practitioners Board is welcoming a new chief executive, joining from the Australian Taxation Office. Michael O'Neill has been appointed to lead the TPB, bringing more than 30 years' experience in public service. O'Neill was most recently assistant ...

Rethink property investment: Poll

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2018
Financial Standard readers overwhelmingly agree now is the time to reassess property investment strategies. More than 80% of respondents to a Financial Standard survey either agree or strongly agree it is critical to reassess property investment strategies ...

Chief economist update: Not before we get a pay rise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2018
Just in time for tomorrow's Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) monthly board meeting, ME Bank published the results of the 14th survey of its "Household Financial Comfort Report", taken last June. "The ME Household Financial Comfort Report provides ...

Global fund manager replaces COO

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2018
A US fund manager with a distribution alliance in Australia announced its chief operating officer and co-founder is retiring with a replacement taking over immediately. After 14 years as president and COO at Epoch Investment Partners, Timothy T. Taussig ...

ASIC identifies potential risks in ETP market

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2018
ASIC has identified three potential risks in the $40 billion market for exchange-traded products, following a review triggered by SMSFs and retail investors' growing investment in the vehicles. The three risks in the ETP markets were: temporary widening ...

Aurora takes acquisition bid to Federal Court

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2018
Aurora Funds Management will take its acquisition bid for Molopo Energy to the Federal Court of Australia after the Takeovers Panel decided to put the brakes on the transaction. Aurora has applied for a judicial review of the panel's decision, which ...