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Big banks cop a beating

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
The big four banks have all suffered a rating downgrade due to the COVID-19 fallout, while APRA warns they should cut dividends and bonuses. Fitch Ratings downgraded all four of the major banks, and their New Zealand subsidiaries, due to its expectation ...

Not safe to launch: APRA

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
APRA will not issue a new superannuation licence any time within the next six months, with the prudential regulator keen to avoid the early failure of new super funds at the hands of COVID-19. APRA has suspended the issuance of new licences to budding ...

Frontier warns super fund clients of recession

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
The asset consultant's internal economic modelling is predicting a potentially "very large" recession for Australia this year, as COVID-19 rolls on. Frontier Advisors used the RBA's MARTIN, a new macroeconomic model the central bank built in ...

Light on horizon for global economy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2020
The International Monetary Fund has predicted an upturn in the global economy in 2020, though the biggest risk to a rebound is climate change. In 2019 the global economy experiences the weakest growth since the Global Financial Crisis, but the IMF is ...

Actuaries develop retiree rule of thumb

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2019
A group of actuaries have answered the calls of retirees looking for a simpler way to determine how much money they should draw out of their savings in retirement, developing a new three-part rule of thumb. The Rule of Thumb Working Group has developed ...

APRA opens margin requirement talks

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2019
... global decision to delay the final implementation phase for margin requirements by one year to 1 September 2021. After the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) and the International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) clarified the ...

Industry funds could solve energy crisis: ISA

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2019
Industry superannuation funds believe they hold the key to unlocking Australia's energy crisis. Peak industry superannuation body Industry Super Australia today released a new discussion paper calling for industry funds to take a leading hand in ...

Chief economist update: Fed plans for Trump contingency

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2019
The Fed's decision to maintain current policy settings at the conclusion of last night's FOMC meeting doesn't make for much except for self-congratulations and back-patting. What matters more is the forward guidance implicit in the FOMC ...

Younger HNWs splashing on art

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2019
... UBS report. Millennials accounted for almost half of the total high end spending on art in 2017, according to the 2018 Art Basel and UBS Global Art Market Report. The trend was particularly prominent in Asian markets. While the average respondent to ...

One small step for responsible investment sees one giant leap for Man Group

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 DEC 2018
Global active manager Man Group can now quantify the degree of responsible investment focus across its entire suite of funds. It adds clarity for institutional investors demanding greater ESG transparency. The $158 billion (US$114bn) investment manager's ...