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Blue Sky revaluation sees asset prices drop

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2018
Blue Sky Alternative Investments has completed an independent revaluation for 25% of its fee-earning assets under management, and it is expected to reduce FY18 net profit after tax by $7 million. The first phase of Blue Sky's total portfolio revaluation ...

Chief economist update: All Ords rising

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2018
Six index points or 0.1% is all the All Ordinaries index needs to add to by the close of today's trading activity and it would match the decade-high (January 2008) closing level of 6241.46 points recorded on January 9 this year. As at yesterday's ...

$50 billion super fund appoints new analyst

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2018
A top super fund that manages $50 billion on behalf of two million members has appointed a new senior analyst, after the incumbent moved to a boutique manager. Rest is welcoming Steven Green as a senior analyst, replacing the outgoing William Riggall. ...

ANZ appoints two senior executives

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2018
ANZ has chosen the top executive from its wealth division to serve as the bank's deputy chief executive. It is one of two senior appointments announced yesterday. Both positions became open after ANZ's deputy chief executive Graham Hodges announced ...

Industry wants one-stop-shop professional body: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2018
... the financial services industry need one professional body to oversee industry standards? About three-quarters (74%) said yes. Nineteen per cent said no and would prefer professional bodies to continue to separately govern members' code of conduct as ...

Chief economist update: A$ falls to the occasion

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2018
"My fellow Australians, ask not what your country can do for the Australian dollar, ask what the Australian dollar can do for your country." That's me bastardising John F. Kennedy's inaugural address as the 35th US President back in 1961 (before I was ...

Adviser regulation lacking a professional body, RC hears

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
The Association of Financial Advisers decided to retain two financial advisers as members despite them receiving official banning orders from ASIC because the association didn't want to tarnish its reputation and engage in a legal battle. AFA chief ...

ASIC grilled over negotiating with banks

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
... "reaching a consensus with financial services entities about appropriate sanctions for their misconduct." Macaulay responded: "Yes, I am aware of the public view. While we do negotiate with them, ultimately, we need to be able to accept what they offer. ...

Royal Commission invite refused by Dover

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
... statements of advice prepared by financial advisers is not legal work as that phrase is ordinarily understood?" Costello asked. "Yes. Well, actually, it's interesting, because they're assessing the work with reference to whether it satisfies the rules ...

Chief economist update: View from the National Farmers' Federation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2018
I'd like to thank National Farmers' Federation (NFF) general manager, trade and economics, Scott Kompo-Harms for taking time to respond to my piece on the Australian agriculture industry published on this page yesterday titled, " Malcolm puts agriculture ...