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Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2016
... blockades as a political tactic. "In the West of Libya, 400,000 barrels per day of production is shut in at the Sharara and El-Feel fields. The cost to the country is plain: tens of billions of dollars in lost revenue, and the collapse of our social ...

Police TPD claims in focus

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2016
A Four Corners report has shone a spotlight on the difficulties superannuation members can face when making claims through group insurance arrangements, including delays and potential surveillance. Last night the program aired allegations that insurance ...

Rate cut would do little to help economy: WAM

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2016
... where do we stop, we didn't stop with this plan so where do we go with a fiscal plan? "That's the problem and you sort of feel as though this is going to end in disaster at some point because we've taken ourselves to the extreme and it's just how long ...

Voters opt to shut down AMP Capital China fund

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2016
... one of the few vehicles that you have available." He added, "Having that taken away is a disappointment. In some respects I feel forced out of it. It's disappointing that AMP Life weren't able to vote on their resolution when LIM is able to vote on its ...

Pre-retirees adopting sharing economy

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2016
An increasing number of pre-retirees are participating in the sharing economy in a bid to boost their wealth and income, according to the latest RateSetter Sharing Economy Trust Index. The bi-annual report measures the attitudes and behaviour of Australians ...

PROFILE: Metlife chief executive Deanne Stewart

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016
... knew it would be in this industry. "I have definitely challenged myself a few times as to why I'm in financial services. I feel that at the heart there is such a noble purpose to financial services that sometimes doesn't come out. You're genuinely helping ...

Millennials getting personal with ANZ robo-adviser

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016
Millennials were more interested in asking ANZ's IBM Watson-powered robo-adviser whether it was married to Siri than getting insurance information, according to ANZ Group Innovation channel development manager Jeanette Cheah. Speaking on a panel at ...

Diversity isn't going to a Chinese restaurant: PwC

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016
... where "you find people who look, think and talk like you," but said that employees from culturally diverse backgrounds won't feel capable of giving their best to an organisation "when the board of directors is a bunch of old white blokes who go out for ...

Property and infrastructure steer REST into positive territory

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2016
... value of underlying assets are a completely normal aspect of investing, and this approach ensures that our members don't feel the full impact of this volatility. As a fund, REST has continuously demonstrated that we can manage our members' investments ...

Strong leadership at the heart of adaptive change

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2016
Making its way across the country the 2016 Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) practitioner roadshow is reminding advisers of the importance of adaptivity across all levels of the business. Speaking at the Sydney roadshow, founder and chief executive ...