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Chief economist update: The other president for life in the making

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2018
... accelerate to 2% this year. The unemployment rate has dropped to 5.2% in January 2018 from the three-year high of 6% recorded in March 2016. These ensure continued improvement in its fiscal balances. Already, the government's budget deficit has improved ...

Acorns launches its own super product

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2018
... launch of its own super product. Acorns Grow Australia Super is expected to roll out to Acorns Australia's 400,000 users in March. It will be fully integrated into the existing app, and is intended to be a sub-plan of the DIY Master Plan fund issued ...

NPP to take super by storm: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2018
... Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) denied them access to Apple's digital payment technology, Apple Pay, in March last year. This access would have enabled the banks to offer their own integrated digital wallets to iPhone customers ...

Chief economist update: Australia low on credit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2018
... reduce financial stability risks in the economy. APRA limited interest-only loans to 30% of total new housing credit in March last year. This followed its introduction of a 10% annual growth limit for investment housing in late 2014. While the cooling ...

Vertically aligned institutions pay $21.4m compensation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2018
... financial advice will be compensated a further $21.4 million. This adds to the $30 million compensation bill ASIC announced in March 2017 after it investigated how large institutions oversee advisers and address customer loss or detriment under Report ...

Global WTW executive joins TCorp

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2018
... ESG investment matters and help them build long-term resilient portfolios," he said. Thomas will commence with TCorp in March.

Chief economist update: This time is different

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2018
... California. A level of "500 is less likely, but there is some possibility you get there." Bloomberg published this sometime in March 2009... shortly before the S&P 500 index bottomed at 666 points and went on to record one record high after another. ...

Zurich hires IOOF executive for new role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2018
The group head of research and portfolio construction at IOOF will join Zurich's Life and Investments business in March for a newly created executive role. As head of savings and investments at Zurich, Matthew Drennan will be responsible for the development ...

Chief economist update: Build, build, and build some more

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2018
... 2017 quarter from 5.6% in the third quarter, marking the third consecutive decline since it hit a two-year high of 6.6% in March 2017 quarter. Even better, this comes amid an increase in the participation rate from 60.1% in the September quarter to 62.1% ...

Insurtech associations form global alliance

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2018
... the next level and building the future of insurance together." The first GITA initiative will be launching a roadshow in March in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Germany to help insurtech startups liaise with insurers and investors.