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May the force's not with her

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2017
What UK Prime Minister Theresa May expected as a landslide win at the snap 8 June general elections turned out to be a slide at the polls for the Conservatives instead. The British prime minister intended to secure her Brexit mandate when she announced ...

Economic growth slows to 1.7pct but not as bad as feared

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2017
Australia's economic scorecard is out. GDP growth has plummeted to 0.3% in the March quarter compared to 1.1% last quarter, leaving economic annual growth at a lackluster 1.7%. Economic growth slowing by one third in past year adds to the pressure piling ...

New cash ETF for UBS

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017
UBS's newly-launched cash ETF is filling a gap in a market delivering little to zero returns, according to its head of fixed income. The UBS IQ Cash ETF is not a substitute for term deposits; it aims to deliver superior returns above the 1.5% cash rate ...

Distribution reshapes globalisation: Capital Group

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2017
Multi-national companies that happen to span the world's emerging markets have entered Version 3.0 when it comes to high-quality distribution models, reshaping the term globalisation. This is the view of Capital Group investment director Andy Budden ...

Approved to build more dwellings

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2017
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and the Australian Prudential Regulations Authority (APRA) - especially after its tighter home lending regulations announced in late March -- wouldn't be pleased with the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) report ...

Tech industry opens niche markets for advisers

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2017
Financial advisers can expect to have more clients working in information and communication technologies (ICT) after new research found there could be 722,000 professionals in the industry by 2022. The forecast came from the latest Australia's Digital ...

Australians failing to act on increased retirement cost

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2017
While the increased cost of essential items over the past decade has led to a rise in the amount required for a comfortable retirement, HSBC believes Australians are unlikely to do anything about ensuring they achieve it. The Association of Superannuation ...

Super assets hit $2.3 trillion

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2017
Superannuation assets including MySuper reported double-digit growth in the 12 months to March, according to quarterly figures from APRA. While total superannuation assets grew to $2.3 trillion, up 11.2% on the prior year, MySuper assets (part of the ...

Praemium review clears Ohanessian

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2017
A comprehensive review of Praemium chief executive Michael Ohanessian's termination and subsequent reinstatement determined the previous board acted inappropriately and unreasonably. Praemium's new board, led by chair Barry Lewin, undertook a review ...

Labor fights phoenix fraud

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2017
The Federal Opposition is acting to protect employees and small businesses from phoenix activity through a package of proposed reforms. The package will see the granting of new enforcement tools for the Australian Securities and Investments Commission ...