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Chief economist update: RBA holds but for how long?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2019
... consumption" as the major risk for its optimistic outlook on the domestic economy was in August 2017, acknowledging the trend deceleration in annual retail sales growth from a peak of 6.2% in 2014 to 2.2% by August 2017 and 1.6% in September of the same ...

Chief economist update: Weak household consumption now a sure thing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2019
... in the previous month and more than half market expectations for a 0.5% monthly gain. More worrisome, the monthly growth trend in retail spending has been consistently weakening over the past many years. But slow wages growth and the increased prospect ...

Industry fund offers bonus on income streams

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2019
... really a disastrous move for their future." Cbus's bonus for moving to an income stream is not new. QSuper started the trend in 2016. Sunsuper also offers a bonus of up to $4800 to eligible members moving to retirement income streams, which started ...

ANZ profits hit by remediation, low rates

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2019
... year than we're been used to. "So we've seen some of the global trade tensions - that has had an impact. We're seen this trend of much lower interest rates everywhere in the world and now including here in Australia - that has an impact on bank profitability." ...

Chief economist update: Arrivederci Signor Draghi

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2019
Super "whatever it takes" Mario Draghi's final outing as president of the European Central Bank (ECB) came and went without much fanfare. The ECB kept monetary policy settings unchanged at its October 24 meeting. This is to be expected after it ...

Industry fund awards admin mandate

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2019
... technology in administration and outsourced activities, allowing funds to focus their efforts on member experience. "The trend is for super fund operations closest to the member to be insourced. This includes member and employer servicing such as contact ...

Zurich secures mandate from $8b super fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019
Zurich has been awarded a group insurance mandate from an industry super fund worth $8 billion. The mandate was awarded by Queensland-based Energy Super and is the first given to the insurer since it acquired OnePath Life in June this year. Head of ...

Chief economist update: Rate cuts coming, but not on race day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2019
... picture of employment's general direction. Just try and discern the employment outlook from the chart below. The ABS' trend employment estimates shows persistent weakening in additions to total employment since mid-2018. Leading employment indicators ...

RBA downplays likelihood of further rate cuts

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2019
... Bank governor Philip Lowe has told a forum at the International Monetary Fund that Australia's economy is set to "return to trend growth" next year. Lowe said the expected return to trend growth over the next year will help get the unemployment rate ...

Rainmaker Group announces acquisition of Industry Moves

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2019
The Rainmaker Group, publisher of Financial Standard and Money magazine, has added to its growing media portfolio with its acquisition of Industry Moves ( industrymoves.com ), Australia's leading publication on executive recruitment, leadership ...