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Chief economist update: Businesses remain unmoved by low rates

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2019
... opportunity to lengthen our horizons and think about projects with really long-term pay-offs." However, as written in the AFR : "Few chief executives are willing to budge on hurdle rates, arguing that while interest rates have fallen sharply, risks have ...

Industry funds dominate risk-adjusted MySuper returns

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019
Industry superannuation funds have laid down the gauntlet to their counterparts, taking the top 10 positions in Rainmaker's most recent league tables for risk-adjusted MySuper returns. The latest edition of Rainmaker's RMetrics MySuper report has seen ...

Industry fund previews new insurance offering

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2019
... introduced, allowing members to increase cover at certain times without a major health check. Members will need to answer a few health questions within 90 days of the event or 90 days of receiving an annual statement. Meanwhile, all cover types will ...

China still positive despite unrest

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2019
... absolute yields than in early 2019." There is no doubt that China has experienced phenomenal economic growth over the past few decades, so one has to wonder how much more can be expected in the years to come. If you ask Australian companies, it's a lot. ...

Chief economist update: Bah humbug

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2019
... be light From now on, Our troubles will be out of sight..." - Judy Garland Yes, Virginia, it looked like that over the past few weeks and into the first days of the Christmas month. The rally in equity markets made it appear that Santa Claus has already ...

How much a self-licensee spends on compliance

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2019
... She said the compliance spending is obviously higher than it was 18 years ago but it has largely held steady over the last few years. She expects this to change with the new regulatory requirements. "I am expecting it will go up to 15 to 17% of our revenue," ...

Superestate eyes property mandates

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2019
... it's just kind of our baby, we've ring-fenced it and it's not really benefiting as many people as possible. "Fast forward a few years I'd like to think we're potentially working with some of the really massive players in the space, doing the investment ...

How personality tests add value in advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2019
... ahead of some other people using the test. Most of them are researchers doing it out of passion. We're probably one of the few implementing it in our business," Scifo said. "I've never heard of another financial adviser specifically assessing ...

Risk advisers a dying breed: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2019
The proportion of financial advisers specialising in life insurance has more than halved in the last five years, according to Investment Trends research. In its 2019 Planner Risk Report released today, Investment Trends revealed just 15% of advisers ...

Chief economist update: Reversal of fortune

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2019
Over the past few months, I've been singing sad songs about the Australian economy and the need for the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and the Morrison government to do more to reverse the slowing momentum in economic activity in this 'Lucky ...