TAL announced as a winner of the 2019 Australian Business Awards

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TAL has won a 2019 Australian Business Award in the Community Contribution category for its “TAL SpotChecker” initiative. Now in its fourteenth year, The Australian Business Awards acknowledge progressive businesses,... Read more continue reading

Insight Multi-Asset weekly update: PMIs for Japan, Europe and the US will remain under scrutiny

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Market and economic review A Stellar week for government bonds, as longer-dated yields reach record lows At the start of last week, 30-year US government bonds were yielding 2.25%, having... Read more continue reading

QE understanding is lacking

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The market’s current understanding of QE on supply and demand dynamics does not capture the true economic effects, says Chris Rands from Nikko AM. While the introduction of quantitative easing (QE)... Read more continue reading

Code Monitoring Australia submits proposal to ASIC

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The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) and a consortium of five other professional associations have filed a formal submission with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) on behalf... Read more continue reading

Competition still best way to earn trust

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Heritage Bank has welcomed the financial sector reforms outlined by Treasurer Josh Frydenberg but issued a reminder to the Government that competition must continue to be encouraged as one of... Read more continue reading

Thinktank bond trusts proving a positive for investors

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Investors have been the beneficiaries of specialist commercial property lender Thinktank’s decision to establish two investment bond trusts as an alternative to bank financing as a capital source for its... Read more continue reading

Weekly market update – week ending 16 August, 2019

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week The past week saw share markets remain under pressure as the trade war rolled and Chinese and German economic data was... Read more continue reading

The Big Splurge: Aussies spend $20 billion on gifts

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FPA urges Australia to #PlanWell to #GiveWell this Financial Planning Week Australians spend A$19.8 billion buying gifts each year, according to new Financial Planning FPA Gifts That Give Research Report... Read more continue reading

New Head of CX appointed by MetLife

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MetLife has appointed Lina Saliba as Head of Customer Experience, strengthening the capabilities of MetLife’s CX team. The appointment comes just over a month after Chesne Stafford took up the... Read more continue reading

PPS Mutual bolsters team with new WA & SA State Manager and Senior Underwriter

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Specialist insurance company PPS Mutual has announced two new senior appointments, of Steve Salter to the position of State Manager of Western Australia & South Australia and David Lowe as... Read more continue reading