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Chief economist update: Negative bang for RBA, government's buck

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2019
"Pessimism becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy; it reproduces itself by crippling our willingness to act." - Howard Zinn Taken after the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) third interest rate reduction this year which brought the official cash rate ...

AMP combines business units, appoints new boss

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2019
AMP Limited has announced it is combining its Australian wealth management business with banking into a new entity named AMP Australia, and has shuffled its C-suite lineup. AMP chief executive Francesco De Ferrari said the integration of the wealth ...

IOOF launches budgeting app

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2019
The app, called fincentral, will be made available to clients through its advisor network and will allow users to track multiple bank, mortgage, investment and superannuation accounts. The company said the online goal-based budgeting app aims to give ...

State Super to sponsor retirement income research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2019
Celebrating its 100-year anniversary, the $44 billion superannuation fund will award scholarships for research into improving future retirement incomes. At an event at the New South Wales State Library in Sydney last night, State Super announced the ...

Fidelity wholesale director departs

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2019
Fidelity International is hunting for a new head of wholesale sales for its Australian business after the incumbent left. Andrew Mathie finished up at Fidelity in late August, after two years with the company. Mathie worked directly with Fidelity managing ...

QMV kicks off legal practice, appoints lead

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2019
QMV is kicking off a new legal business aimed at future needs of superannuation trustees and has picked a former UniSuper lead as its managing partner. The consultancy firm currently works with about 25 superannuation clients. Recent work has been focused ...

Chief economist update: When monetary and fiscal policies don't meet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2019
He said, he said. This must be a thing now. Just as US President Trump and his central bank governor Jerome Powell don't see eye to eye with the conduct of government and monetary policies, there is no meeting of the minds between Australian Prime ...

DWS sales director departs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2019
The global manager has confirmed its director of sales, asset management will leave the business. Alex Francois, director of sales, asset management for Australia and New Zealand at DWS will leave the role after almost two years, a spokesperson has ...

Fidante signs US alternatives manager

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2019
An American fund manager has teamed up with Challenger's Fidante Partners to market its funds down under, as it sees Australian demand for alternative strategies rise. Los Angeles's Ares Management Corporation manages over US $142 billion across three ...

Ralston dumps director roles

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2019
After a rancorous response to her appointment on the retirement income review panel, Deborah Ralston has formally stepped down from the SMSF Association (SMSFA) and Alliance for a Fairer Retirement System. Previously the chair of the SMSFA and Alliance ...