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No spend, no inflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2017
In its 'Summary of Opinions at the Monetary Policy Meeting on April 26 and 27, 2017', released on the 10th of May, the BOJ no longer spoke of an economic "recovery", instead it talked about an economic "expansion" - the most optimistic the BOJ had been ...

ASX creates more opportunities for investors

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2017
... means that local investors - your clients - can now access a growing range of international companies, many of which are in fast growing, high tech industries that have traditionally been hard to get exposure to in Australia. This is providing alpha ...

AI to influence consumer trust: Medcraft

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2017
Businesses looking to integrate enhanced technological capability must consider its future impacts, or else risk creating a greater trust deficit in the financial services industry. That was the warning delivered by ASIC chairman Greg Medcraft in his ...

Colonial First State platforms make deferred annuities more accessible

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2017
Advisers will soon have access to Challenger's deferred lifetime annuities through Colonial First State platforms. Speaking at an adviser event in Sydney yesterday, CFS head of retail platforms Sam Wall announced that from 1 July 2017, Challenger products ...

Eurozone ascending

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2017
If Monsieur Benoit Coeure's - member of the executive board of the European Central Bank (ECB) - recent comments are any indication, don't expect any changes in ECB monetary policy settings anytime soon. Coure told his audience at a conference at the ...

Pathway offers virtual workspace for advisers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017
... technology in our industry, we see Pathway's role as being to work with advisers and help them navigate and keep pace in this fast-changing environment," Boston added.

Cuffe takes stake in Lennox small-cap fund

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2017
... Third Link Growth Fund. "Investing in Australian small caps can offer the potential for strong returns from high quality and fast growing companies, in addition to diversification from traditional index heavy weights. Our flagship small cap strategy ...

Another Budget, another promised surplus

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2017
A Budget here, and a Budget there, Budget, Budget, everywhere a Budget. Yes Virginia, it's Budget overload, there's wall to wall coverage of the Australian Federal government's 2017/18 Budget - before, during and after - its big reveal on the evening ...

Government debt on its way to $606bn

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
Treasurer Scott Morrison's expansionary second budget, bankrolled by government receipts rising more than 6% per annum compared to expenditure rising by 4% per annum, sets Australia on the road towards a surplus by 2020 but one supported by record Commonwealth ...

Asia-Pacific needs more retirement income specialists: Milliman

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
Populations in East Asia and the Pacific are ageing faster than other regions in the world but many nations are yet to develop comprehensive retirement income systems. Global consulting and actuarial firm Milliman said across the Asia-Pacific consumers ...