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Economics 101 is dead

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 JUL 2017
... feeding into low inflation that, in turn, is feeding low wages (because most wages are indexed to inflation). This is not a problem. Low inflation could offset low wages growth in the sense that it could maintain/raise real disposable incomes. The problem ...

Goodments outshines at WAMTech PitchFest

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2017
Tom Culver, chief executive and co-founder of Goodments, was named the winner of the inaugural EY WAMTech PitchFest. Goodments, which uses environmental, social and governance data to help retail investors screen for stocks based on sustainability factors ...

Zagga pitches alternative asset class

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2017
... that the time had come for debt based products - providing access to returns above the cash rate at acceptable risk. "The problem investors have is that there is no yield out there," Greenstein said. "Rates are very low, managed products are exceptionally ...

Default funds must appear on online super choice forms: AIST

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2017
... online form that will result in more informed consumers." "The process must not proceed until there is a solution to this problem."

Good oil, bad oil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2017
Houston, do we have a problem? Oil has. It's back in a bear market - with the price of both the West Texas Intermediate (WTI) and Brent dropping by more than 20% from this year's highs. WTI oil edged up a little to US$42.73/barrel overnight after dropping ...

A year on from Brexit

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2017
It's been 12 months since the Brexit referendum, and Natixis Global Asset Management says the outlook for Brexit has become even more unclear, with Theresa May's failed election manoeuver further muddying the water. Natixis' chief market strategist ...

Oil's not so slick

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUN 2017
... its downtrend, taking the price of West Texas Intermediate oil down by 14.5% (from 24 May) and Brent 12.0% lower. The problem is that OPEC's reduced production is being undermined by rising production by US oil companies. The Energy Information Agency ...

Broaden levy to foreign banks: Big four

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2017
... reducing the unfair funding cost enjoyed by the major banks. The perception that the major banks are 'too big to fail' is a problem that tends to get worse over time as the funding cost advantage creates incentives for them to become even bigger and ...

Life consumers influenced by premium pricing

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017
An overwhelming majority (84%) of Australians purchase life insurance based on the cost of premiums, according to life insurer NobleOak. What's concerning is that more than half of consumers (52%) buy life insurance or income protection cover online ...

ASIC boosts support for regtech

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2017
ASIC is ramping its support for regulatory technology businesses or 'regtechs' in response to an overwhelming number of organisations expressing frustration over complex compliance burdens. The corporate watchdog recently announced the next phase of ...