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Former ANZ Wealth retirement head joins CoreLogic

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2020
... increased competition and regulatory overhead. "We are extremely pleased to have Milena join us. Her experience in helping banks achieve their goals through serving their customers with digital value, on-boarding appropriately with data driven decisioning ...

Bonds not out of the game

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2020
... the best rate that can be achieved which means if bank funding costs reduce, then their desire for expensive, as far as banks are concerned, term deposits decreases, meaning all types of investors will be driven to hopefully higher returning assets," ...

Argo Investments' profit plunges

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2020
... said. "This has resulted in a change in the composition of Argo's top 10 portfolio holdings by market value, with the major banks slipping down the order and being overtaken by Macquarie Group and CSL, which have again surged in value to become the largest ...

Westpac facing new class action

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2020
... of Australia." The lawsuit also alleged Westpac did not pass on requisite information about the source of funds to other banks in the transfer chain. "Despite being aware of the heightened risks, the Company did not carry out appropriate due diligence ...

AMP urged to mediate with advisers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2020
... of the Royal Commission. She said hundreds of advisers are now bearing the brunt of brutal restructures and fire sales by banks and wealth funds. "We remain concerned about a number of behaviours that may include the conduct of lookback audits, financial ...

Bearish sentiment bites Aussie investors

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2020
... previous year. Schroders head of fixed income and multi-asset Simon Doyle said investors shouldn't depend on central banks pumping out cheap money into the economy and should prepare for a major drawback. "Across financial markets there's a view ...

Uncertainty remains for global outlook: TCorp

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2020
... horizon which could hamper growth - the progress of the Phase 2 US-China trade deal, the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement, central banks changing their policy framework and the relationship between monetary and fiscal policy and whether this is appropriate," ...

Chief economist update: Coronavirus has gone viral

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2020
... if the government hands them money or reduces their taxes to zero - and they don't go shopping - even if the central banks pay them to borrow - to prop up the economy. Same old, same old. Akin to previous episodes, there's warning over how much ...

Meet the Sydney boutique beating Magellan's returns

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020
... fund, which still runs. He is supported by two analysts, including former CSLA analyst Swati Reddy. His team stays away from banks, insurers, miners, utility companies and companies subject to government regulation. He holds a portfolio of about 15 companies ...

SMSFA chief slams regulators, FASEA

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020
... superannuation system and for financial advice and SMSFs is very dynamic at the moment," Maroney said. "All of the major banks have announced or commenced movement away from directly providing wealth management activities and owning major dealer groups. ...