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Chief economist update: Three cheers for Christmas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2019
... immediately." This is good. Even better, the two economic behemoths are not looking forward to a "phase two deal". Central banks around the world have nominated "trade tensions" as one of the biggest risks to the growth outlook in their respective economies. ...

Pendal family office lead moves to boutique

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019
... distribution team. Rob Saunders has taken on the role of Regal's head of wholesale and family office, including the private banks. He started in the role on December 2. The move comes as Regal restructures its distribution efforts to a channel or ...

Sam Henderson attempts to set record straight

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019
... financial services industry is a victim of "tall poppy syndrome" because the public sees the profits being made by the big banks and then look at fees they pay to those same institutions. "Understand that the Royal Commission was around building a narrative ...

AMP welcomes former PwC partner

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2019
... Prior to that he was a partner at PwC's financial services practice for close to three decades; auditing and advising major banks add multinational institutions in Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom. Chowdry is also a member of the Reserve Bank ...

Fix gaps in AFCA remit: Creevey Russell

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2019
... jurisdiction to credit facilities not exceeding $5 million. "Given the continuing revelations of serious misconduct by Australian banks, our firm and a prominent client from the rural sector are concerned Australian banks may have misled the government ...

Industry fund cuts fees

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019
... has changed significantly in a decade and members expect the same seamless service interactions they experience with their banks. "Our fund is investing significantly to keep ahead of pace of change and to keep trust with our members."

APRA proposes new banking data policies

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019
APRA has proposed new policy changes that would see a substantial increase in the data it makes publicly available on banks, credit unions and building societies. It comes as various scandals continue to tarnish Australia's banking industry post Hayne ...

CBA chief tasked with rebuilding banking

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2019
... chair of the Australian Banking Association (ABA). The position is rotated between the chief executives of Australia's major banks, with ANZ chief executive Shayne Elliot stepping down from the role. Comyn aims to rebuild consumer trust in Australia's ...

Cbus hikes fees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2019
... has changed significantly in a decade and members expect the same seamless service interactions they experience with their banks. "Our fund is investing significantly to keep ahead of pace of change and to keep trust with our members." Atkin added that ...

Industry fund for coal miners on ESG journey

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2019
... disappointing for her and her clients, as Westpac had come through the Royal Commission looking better than some of the other banks. Several of the other big banks had failed to meet Ethinvest's governance screens following the Royal Commission.