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Government superannuation reforms shelved

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2017
... have something to hide. "It is disappointing that some industry participants have used members' money in a multi-million dollar advertising campaign and lobbying effort in their bid to defeat increased transparency and accountability in the sector. One ...

Un-Keynesian

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2017
... 0.8% lift in GDP over the same period. Looked at this way, this looks... well, not good tidings. Still, were comparing dollar signs with percentages - apples with chestnuts (roasting on an open fire). My attempt to crunch the numbers shows that with ...

Industry super fund adapts new life insurance model

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017
... they're covered," Howard said. "Our insurance pool covers one in 10 working Australians, and pays out over 90 cents of every dollar paid in premiums. These changes make sure that our 1.4 million insured members are protecting their most valuable asset ...

Government superannuation bills will stand despite Royal Commission: O'Dwyer

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017
... trade unions," she said. "It is disappointing that some industry participants have used members' money in a multi-million dollar advertising campaign and lobbying effort in their bid to defeat increased transparency and accountability in the sector. ...

Game theory revolutionises risk profiling

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2017
... are both risk tolerant and loss averse. You don't see it in a client until it's too late - loss averse clients feel every dollar lost with a greater intensity," Kariv said. Capital Preferences chief executive Bernard Del Rey added that being able to ...

OECD tells RBA to take a hike

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2017
... property sector's large multiplier effect on the economy. A gentle 25 basis point hike could strengthen the Australian dollar - eroding the "strong commodity prices and exports underpin growth" the OECD talks about. Not to mention, the stronger Australian ...

Building successful aged care advice businesses

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2017
... important that advisers show they can deliver "simplicity among confusion." "What do clients value? Often we think it's the dollar value. Clients have told us they value having access to a source of truth," she said. Hayes added that an adviser can also ...

Macquarie listed equities chief departs after 28 years

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2017
... WTW said that the growth in Australian assets under management was impacted somewhat by the increasing strength of the US dollar. WTW also noted the rise of passive strategies: while the majority (78.4%) of assets are still managed actively, passive ...

QIC receives $200m green loan

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2017
QIC's Global Real Estate shopping centre fund is set to benefit from a multi-million dollar boost to undertake improvements in energy performance across the portfolio. Specialist clean energy financier the Clean Energy Finance Corporation will invest ...

SSGA dismisses ETF bubble concerns

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2017
... an emerging market product or different segments of the fixed income market, this will determine what the ratio between dollar volume traded on an exchange versus dollar value being traded in the underlying constituents. But it's not a 1:1 ratio." While ...