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Chief economist update: Don't fight the Fed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2020
... included explicit forms of forward guidance and asset purchases; we used these tools in the aftermath of the global financial crisis, and they have become a standard part of our toolkit. We also reviewed the historical and foreign experience with targeting ...

Taper rates need revamp

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2020
... taper rate, longevity protection products (especially deferred lifetime annuity style products) and low-cost access to financial advice and information. This is according to Rice Warner chief executive and Actuaries Institute Public Policy Council Committee ...

2020 MAX Awards finalists named

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
The finalists for the 2020 Financial Standard MAX Awards have been named and voting is now open. Now in their 25th year, the Financial Standard MAX (Marketing, Advertising and Sales Excellence) Awards recognise individuals, teams and organisations in ...

AFSL pleads guilty to mishandling client money

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... starting with breaching s993B(1) between 25 January 2016 and 31 December 2018 by receiving money in connection with financial services, and then failing to pay that money into an account that satisfied the client money requirements within s981B of the ...

Adviser fears over ASIC relief

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... or commissions - there are no incentives to grow or retain funds under management," a Rest spokesperson told Financial Standard. "We will continue to do everything we can to support our members in financial distress, including making early release payments ...

Super funds' dirty, poor performing stocks revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2020
... said. The companies Market Forces has grievances with are commonly held by superannuation funds. Speaking to Financial Standard, Market Forces asset management campaigner Will van de Pol said these companies are working towards a world that's warmer ...

Three ETFs axed by Morningstar

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2020
... yield strategies, it could be a core strategy or a factor based." BetaShares chief executive Alex Vynokur told Financial Standard. YMAX was dropped from MLC Wrap and Navigator last month.

Status quo not option for remuneration: APRA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2020
... her speech at an Australian Institute of Company Directors breakfast to push the ongoing need for accountability in financial services and said APRA plans to push ahead with its draft remuneration plan despite harsh criticism. Speaking about the draft ...

Bearish sentiment bites Aussie investors

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2020
... 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 that investors don't need to worry about risk because central banks are going to ...

SSGA to scrutinise ASX 100 directors

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2020
... improve their R-Factor score, and if they cannot SSGA will take voting action against board members. Speaking to Financial Standard sister publication The Sustainability Report, SSGA head of investment stewardship APAC, Benjamin Colton said: "We will ...