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Labour and housing drive rate sentiment

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2019
... to strike a balance between the market starting to talk about a rate cut and RBA maintain the next movement will be "up rather than down." "Against this rate backdrop, we are modestly underweight local duration as we continue to expect greater levels ...

Alternatives an antidote to volatility: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2019
... but risks are clearly beginning to build. "We do not believe this is a reason for investors to move to the sidelines but rather an opportunity to ensure that portfolios are prepared for the unexpected as well as the expected," it said. Alternatives asset ...

Industry funds dominate member satisfaction

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2019
... member choice in an industry that already lacks member engagement. "It is more likely that members want a simplified system rather than one subject to continuous change and decision making."

UniSuper awards fixed income mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2019
... came mainly through the independent financial adviser channel. "We have raised our retail capital through the IFA world rather than go to individual investors," he said. "But we are now looking at opening dealer group distribution." Coote says educating ...

Early financial advice prevents worries at the end

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2019
... difference between worrying and reflecting on a life well-lived. Latest research from Towson University in the US shows that rather than reflecting life successes, when on their death bed people are mostly concerned with the ongoing wellbeing of family. ...

Curtain call for industry body after 96 years

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2019
... Australians in their post-retirement phase would have loved to receive an indexed pension to support them in their retirement, rather than the lower value lump sums available to other retirees." Those currently working receive pay increases at Average ...

Simpler fee disclosure on ASIC agenda

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JAN 2019
... activity-related fees and costs. ASIC also wants to remove superannuation trustees' ability to treat costs as indirect costs rather than admin or investment fees. It reasoned that these amounts will now be combined into other line items in the fees ...

Why the RBA has reason to cut rates in 2019

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JAN 2019
... hike until 2020. But with the fall in property prices continuing, the RBA's next move on interest rates could be down rather than steady.

ASIC and Westpac court battle sees mixed outcome

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 4 JAN 2019
... the time : "We reject ASIC's legal interpretation that some customers may have thought they were receiving personal, rather than general advice. In each of the 15 conversations ASIC is using as the base of its case, our customers were given a 'general ...

Super funds wield bank remuneration stick

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2018
... executive team that led to such a strong vote against the report, ACSI said. Davidson said: "Reducing short-term bonuses, rather than zeroing them, was a hollow gesture and failed to meet investor and community expectations about accountability." ACSI ...