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Chief economist update: Fairy tales can come true

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2019
... half of 2019" - that's two and a tens over the Treasury's projection. Recall that, according to the sensitivity analysis published in Budget Papers 2018/19: "An increase of US$10 per tonne FOB in the iron ore price results in an increase in nominal ...

Labor policies boost superannuation agenda

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2019
... retirement savings should keep in mind the superannuation reforms at stake as they head to the polls tomorrow. A new analysis from the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees found Australians' retirement outcomes will be better off under ...

YBR overhauls wealth arm

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2019
... YBR's board announced overnight it will commence to dispose, outsource or restructure its wealth functions. Rainmaker analysis of ASIC's Financial Adviser Register shows YBR has 62 authorised representatives as of yesterday. Franchisees will ...

Rainmaker unveils the best wholesale managed funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2019
An Australian Unity fund has topped Rainmaker's analysis of top-performers in the wholesale managed funds sector over the last three years. The Australian Unity Retail Property Fund delivered 25.1% in the three years to March 2019, outstripping ...

Beware: Zombie ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2019
... advisers using them. "I want to emphasise that these so-called zombie funds are not necessarily bad funds. But from our analysis of the network effect, it's pretty clear that they will have a hard time providing the benefits of the network effect to ...

ASIC pushes regtech adoption

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2019
... datasets; and Demonstrating the capabilities, benefits and costs of applying voice analytics and voice-to-text research and analysis to regulatory activities. "There is a real need for new regulatory approaches, which is why ASIC strongly supports the ...

The state of the banks

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2019
The big accounting firms have released their analysis of the big banks' half year results, noting a continued decline in cash profits for the first half of 2019. The major Australian banks reported a combined cash profit after tax from continuing operations ...

Lax regulation worsens lost super benefits: ISA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019
... the ATO shows lost superannuation entitlements have climbed to nearly $6 billion, up 6% from three years ago. ISA's analysis found many employers are not doing the right thing by their employees who want to make salary sacrifices via their super. ...

Super startup to relaunch

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2019
... buy-sell spread for the fund will be 0.30%, but members will not be charged an investment fee. According to Rainmaker analysis, the fund will only be cheaper for members with a balance lower than around $21,000 than a comparable option such as Australia's ...

Rush of advisers sign up before FASEA deadline

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2019
... 2018 saw more than 4000 financial advisers sign up to ASIC's Financial Adviser Register. According to a Rainmaker analysis of ASIC data, an extra 4037 financial advisers registered as authorised representatives to meet FASEA's 31 December 2018 ...