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Chief economist update: A new currency is born

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2018
Want a massive pay rise? An immediate 3464% (no typos there, it's a three thousand four hundred and sixty four percent) bump up in your wages? Pack your bags and move to Venezuela! You'll have to thank Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro for ...

LIT serves up junk bonds to SMSFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2018
... plunged last month, Bommi said. It also doesn't have significant exposure to Australia. "The [high-yield bond] market is not very big in Australia and local companies issue bonds in AUD that may be unrated by the big rating houses," he said. "We ...

Finance sector in top three for giving: Report

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2018
... from other corporate social rankings, the GivingLarge Report examines publicly available reports to ensure a robust sample not restricted by the need for a membership or survey completion. This approach creates a best practice environment that looks ...

Advisers can't ignore CIPR debate: SSGA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2018
... solutions for Australia Jonathan Shead said CIPRs will be part of the superannuation ecosystem whether advisers like it or not. CIPRs, which don't apply to the self-managed super fund sector, will be also impacted in some way, he warned. In this ...

IOOF adds advice GM

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2018
... talented and experienced professional and a passionate advocate of advice-led wealth management. He wants every Australian to not only understand the value of good financial advice but also have the confidence to access it. This is a true fit with IOOF's ...

AIOFP slams FASEA proposals, launches petition

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2018
... Australia. On August 7, the Federal Court found that Linchpin engaged in serious breaches of the Corporations Act and did not have any confidence its directors would act in the interests of the fund operated by Linchpin. The Court highlighted concerns ...

Chief economist update: Submerging markets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2018
... notably the Turkish lira (-34.8%), the Argentine peso (-36.7%), the South African rand (-15.9%) and the Indian rupee (-9.0%), not to mention the Chinese yuan's 5.0% depreciation - this year to date is both a testament to funds flowing out of emerging ...

ASIC defends enforceable undertakings at Royal Commission

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2018
... community benefit payment that ANZ paid as a part of the July 6 EU was an amount suggested by the bank ($1.2 million) and not a figure commanded by the regulator. "They made very early on an offer of $1 million dollars and they also offered to pay ASIC's ...

Global equities fund purges tobacco, fossil fuels

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2018
... as credit card company Mastercard and Unilever at different points in time to make up for the divestments. The manager did not disclose what percentage of the portfolio was held in tobacco and fossil fuels. "Investors have increasingly specialised requirements ...

Advisers can help democratise philanthropy

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2018
... financial plan - well before they amass millions of dollars and feel they want to write a large cheque," Williams said. "It is not an either or, and it is not a donation for values-based investors - it is an expression of their personal purpose for maximising ...