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Adviser cops three-year ban

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2019
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission banned a financial adviser from providing any financial services for a period of three years. The corporate regulator made a banning order against Kyle Jonothan Perry Marshall under the Corporations ...

Insider trading rife among company directors: ANU

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2019
Research conducted by the Australian National University suggests insider trading by company directors and associated trading on the Australian Security Exchange is "rife". The research examined trades made by company directors after positive and negative ...

IOOF completes Ord Minnett sale

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2019
A consortium of private investors led by Ord Minnett management have bought IOOF's 70% stake in the firm for $115 million. IOOF announced today the completion of the sale, saying the buyer was a consortium of investors led by current Ord Minnett ...

Treasury agreed with Grattan SG modelling

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2019
Grattan's report arguing Aussies retire with enough and government should scrap increasing the superannuation guarantee to 12% was "broadly consistent" with Treasury's own modelling, staff emails show. In November, Grattan said most workers ...

Cerberus affiliate buys Aussie SME lender

KRISTI CHENG  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2019
An affiliate of Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. has bought an Australian SME lender, Axsesstoday. The $259.7 million deal brings Axsesstoday out of voluntary administration, according to Deloitte, who led the sale. The SME lender entered into voluntary ...

New NAB chief start date announced

KRISTI CHENG  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2019
NAB has announced Ross McEwan will take the reins as the group's new chief executive before the year's end. Ross McEwan will step down from his role as chief executive of the Royal Bank of Scotland on October 31 and commence as chief of NAB onDecember ...

Chief economist update: Time for a Keynes comeback

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2019
"Help, I need somebody... Help me if you can, I'm feeling down... Help me get my feet back on the ground Won't you please, please help me." -- The Beatles Most major world central banks have already cut interest rates (more than once) and/or ...

Climate change to erode returns: Frontier

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2019
A report from Frontier Advisors warns the economic drag related to climate change will wipe out 0.25% of superannuation returns. This is the first time the consultancy has revised its long-term assumptions based specifically on the effects of climate ...

Corporate fund appoints risk lead

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2019
The long-serving group executive, risk and compliance at First State Super has taken on a new role with a corporate superannuation fund. Suzette Thurman will join Qantas Super as its new chief risk officer. Thurman steps into the position from First ...

Purdue bankruptcy vindicates ESG screens

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2019
Purdue Pharma has filed for bankruptcy after facing a slew of lawsuits for the mismarketing of its product OxyContin. The company's marketing and mislabelling of OxyContin has seen it accused of causing the opioid addiction crisis in the US. Purdue ...