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Chief economist update: Is there a bear in there?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 DEC 2018
It may not be Play School - yes, I was watching this Australian TV kiddie show when the kids were growing up - but the Australian Financial Review (AFR) and Bloomberg's now talking about the grizzly. "The S&P 600 small cap index fell into a bear ...

Royal Commission sparks risk book sell-off

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2018
... buyer's agent said. "Certainly, the higher education requirements are also scaring planners into making an early exit, not to mention the lower up-front commission system and the new two-year claw-back period for commissions," Radar Results said. ...

Former Liberal Party leader joins Islamic super fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2018
... That said; the socially responsible Islamic fund's growth strategy will target all Australians, with about 10% of members not followers of the Islamic faith. Yassine believes a much higher proportion of Australians will be attracted to the fund when ...

MLC admin error hits superannuation DB members

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2018
... error. It is understood the admin error affected about 30 members from a legacy ExxonMobil defined benefit scheme. MLC did not disclose if the incorrect figures overpaid or underpaid members. A spokesperson said the error was "identified during a routine ...

Super admin provider adds chief information officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2018
... technology, such as blockchain, the New Payments Platform and disintermediated proprietary networks. "As a company, we are not threatened by these changes but see tremendous opportunity for us to embrace these inevitables and continue to build a company ...

Chief economist update: ECB bids farewell to QE

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2018
... lower from 2.8% in the December 2017 quarter to 1.4% in the September 2018 quarter - the risk to growth is on the downside. Not only this, the ECB staff also revised lower their inflation forecasts for the coming year - HICP inflation at 1.6% in 2019 ...

Responsible investing rises on advice agenda

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2018
... environmental, social and governance factors. In fact, responsible investing is gaining popularity among planners of all ages, not just millennials." Separately, the research house has started measuring the brand impact and footprint of fund managers ...

Sydney fintech sells for $339m

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2018
... banking, analytics, financial crime mitigation and risk and compliance software to improve its operational efficiencies. The not-for-profit organisation provides treasury and ethical investment services to the Uniting Church's synod in New South ...

Centrepoint pulls out of NEOS Life

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2018
... Centrepoint's assets and interests determined the investment in NEOS Life - also known as Australian Life Development - does not align with the business' new direction. In February 2017, Centrepoint entered a convertible note and option deed with NEOS ...

FASEA to assess professional advice designations

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2018
... advisers' knowledge standards and provide ongoing professional development, instead of relying wholly on licensees that may not have the resources or knowledge to appropriately approve CPD for their advisers," Maroney said. The association has also called ...