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Adviser-client relationships not swayed by RC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2018
... Commission has put the spotlight on the need for quality advice and its enduring appeal," MetLife Australia head of retail sales Matt Lippiatt said. "Given that as many as four in 10 consumers and SMEs have been with their adviser for more than five ...

Boutique appoints distribution lead

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2018
... Franklin Templeton's head of IFAs and family offices. Prior to this, he was ING Investment Management's head of retail sales. Devlin has about two decades of experience in the financial services industry. Warakirri's chief executive and managing ...

The BOE's got no problem

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2018
... to the June quarter from 2.8% in the previous period. Nonetheless, UK consumers are still lifting their spending. Retail sales growth accelerated to 3.5% in the year to July from 2.9% in the previous month and from an average of 2.7% in the June quarter ...

Chief economist update: Look ma, inflation ate my wages

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2018
... that retail spending goes back to its glory days of 6%-8% annual growth will remain just that. Latest data showed retail sales increased by 2.9% in the year to June and the reversal in consumer sentiment does not bode well for increased spending going ...

MetLife revamps relationship management and underwriting teams

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2018
... senior underwriter at Zurich Life and Macquarie Life and a field underwriter with AMP/AXA. MetLife Australia read of retail sales Matt Lippiatt said sales and underwriting work closely together with a one team mindset to support licensees and advisers. ...

Chief economist update: Inflation genie still inside the box

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2018
... Sluggish wage growth (no growth in real wages) would put further pressure on already lacklustre consumer spending - retail sales growth slowed to 2.5% in the year to May from 2.7% in April and 3.1% in March - that leads to lower inflation as businesses ...

Chief economist update: New RBNZ Governor maintains old policy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2018
... December 2017 quarter - the slowest since the third quarter of 2014. So far consumer spending seems to be holding up - retail sales up by 5.4% in the year to the December 2017 quarter from 4.6% in the previous quarter, but with wages growth stalling ...

Chief economist update: Back to the shops

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2018
The US consumer is back...and with a vengeance. Retail sales rebounded by a higher than expected 0.6% in the month of March following three consecutive months of declines - 0.1% in December, -0.2% in January, -0.1% in February - that took the annual ...

Chief economist update: Trump trumps Brexit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2018
... 42-month low of 4.3% in January; March consumer confidence improved to its best level since May 2017; and, February retail sales grew by 1.5% year-on-year, unchanged from January but also the fastest since August year. The same goes for businesses with ...

Chief economist update: Another five minutes of retail sunshine?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018
... February could be treated none other but a very welcome surprise. The latest result took the annual rate of growth in retail sales up to 3% from 2.1% in January. Wait, there's more! According to Ben James - Director of Quarterly Economy Wide Surveys ...

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Succession planning troubles family offices: J.P. Morgan

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