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Chief economist update: RBA promises support over the next three years

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2021
"Come on, Barbie, let's go party"... until 2024. In Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) parlance: "The board is committed to maintaining highly supportive monetary conditions until its goals are achieved. The board will not increase the cash rate until ...

MySuper fees could halve in 10 years

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2021
Fees charged by MySuper products could halve over the next decade to a median of 0.5% per year, says Rainmaker Information which analysed the fees of 457 super products over the last six months. The research found MySuper products charged members median ...

DDO to simplify general, personal advice

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2021
... campaign aimed at rolling customers into Westpac products under the banner of general advice," ASIC commissioner Danielle Press said. "By clarifying the distinction between tailored, quality, personal advice in the customer's interest, and general ...

Chief economist update: BOJ has no plans to ease easing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2021
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) kept monetary policy settings at its March meeting - short-term key interest rate at minus 0.1% and the target for the 10-year Japanese government bond yield at around 0%. It also pledged that it "will continue with Quantitative ...

ABC, ISH arrangement faces scrutiny

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2021
APRA is facing mounting pressure to investigate the complex arrangements and quantify the financial terms between industry superannuation funds and the ABC, a parliamentary inquiry heard this morning. The prudential regulator, which appeared before ...

Chief economist update: Hot flashes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021
Expansion in private sector activity with a dash of inflation. This is the overriding conclusion that could be derived from the flash estimates of the IHS Markit Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) surveys conducted for the US, the Eurozone, the UK ...

Mayfair found to have misled

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2021
... restructure and asset realisation. A further dilution is likely if liquidators and lawyers are involved," Mayfair said in a press release.

Chester eyes ASIC chair role

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2021
ASIC deputy chair Karen Chester has confirmed that she wants to be considered for the role as chair of the corporate regulator, taking over from James Shipton who will step down as soon as the right candidate is announced. A Senate Parliamentary Joint ...

Foreign exchange brokers banned

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021
The corporate watchdog has banned the sole director and four employees of contracts-for-difference and FX broker Forex Capital Trading from providing financial services. Forex CT chief executive officer, responsible manager and sole director Shlomo ...

Former AMP adviser in enforceable undertaking

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2021
... financial services must not prioritise their own interests or simply implement client instructions," ASIC commissioner Danielle Press said. "Individuals and organisations entering into court enforceable undertakings with ASIC have binding obligations ...