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Chief economist update: Just a hiccup in a rising trend

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2018
... growth in the months ahead." For sure, because there are still jobs a-plenty. The details of the report showed respondents finding "jobs are plentiful" increased to 39.9% in March from 39.1% in February, those saying "jobs are hard to get" fell from ...

ABA makes new code compulsory

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2018
Retail banks wishing to be members of the Australian Banking Association (ABA) will now have to sign up for its revamped Banking Code of Practice, which is currently awaiting ASIC's nod of approval. The new code will be binding, enforceable by law and ...

Chief economist update: The trend is not our friend

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2018
... rate to 65.7% from 65.6% in January, indicating that discouraged workers are returning to the workforce optimistic of finding employment. That's cool. But the volatility of the monthly changes in the seasonally adjusted measure of employment provides ...

Aussie asset consultant appoints new chief executive

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2018
... Additionally he has held positions with IOOF and NAB. Frontier Advisors chair Gabriel Szondy said the board had been patient in finding the type of experience, skills and values they were seeking in a new chief executive. "Andrew has considerable experience ...

ABDO unveils top investment strategies

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2018
... invested in," he said. Absolute return funds by contrast are completely market agnostic, Carleton added. "We're interested in finding those lower-than-market risk, 10% to 15% type opportunities and investing in those particular businesses for long periods ...

O'Dwyer flags government intervention on insurance in super code

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2018
The Revenue and Financial Services Minister said the Federal Government is prepared to take matters into its own hands because superannuation funds still aren't doing enough to stop life insurance premiums unduly eroding retirement savings. Kelly O'Dwyer ...

Pre-retirees lack confidence about retirement: Qantas Super

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2018
Six-in-ten (63%) Australians do not have the confidence to retire comfortably, with women comprising a large cohort that feel discouraged about preparing for retirement, Qantas Super's inaugural CSBA Retirement Confidence Index (RCI) shows. Based on ...

Advisers underprepared for cyber risk high-stakes

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2018
... the stakes behind cyber incidents but it's not reflected in business preparation and protection processes. This is a key finding in the latest industry survey from Kamino Cyber Security, a division of Midwinter. The October 2017 survey found 32% of respondents ...

Chief economist update: The uncertainty that is Trump

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2018
... labour force participation rate jumped to 63.0% from 62.7% in January, reflecting increased confidence among jobseekers of finding employment. The Conference Board consumer confidence index tracking employment expectations attests to this. Those saying ...

Client longevity the largest advice disruptor

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2018
... has enough for retirement. "What the GDP ratio is in China is an important question but probably way less important than finding out if somebody is a little underfunded or massively overfunded," Noonan said. He added advisers need to "hit the pause button ...