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Hard times ahead for platforms

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2019
New research by UBS found wealth management giants could lose more than 30% of their platform profits even if they undertake "radical cost surgery". The big players' funds under administration have been plagued by leakage to independent platforms, retail ...

Chief economist update: Like Britney Spears, Financial Standard's done it again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2019
... space, the property market has a large multiplier effect on the economy. A reversal or even just a stoppage of the rising trend decline would slow/halt the weakening momentum in the Australian economy. The A$ depreciation, the elimination of political ...

Chief economist update: Devilish details

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2019
... economy is progressing as printed at its meeting in April. "Japan's economy is likely to continue on a moderate expanding trend, despite being affected by the slowdown in overseas economies for the time being," it said at the time. The topline GDP ...

Chief economist update: June RBA rate cut not a sure bet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2019
... This is because the recent AUD depreciation - a de facto easing - made it as if it already had. In addition, the ABS' trend estimates show that the state of the Australian labour market has virtually remained unchanged since its May meet.

Chief economist update: Low unemployment, low wages growth conundrum

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2019
... than the actual numbers. However, the leading indicators and surveys of the Australian labour market point to a weakening trend. Although the Westpac/Melbourne Institute consumer confidence survey showed improved consumer unemployment expectations in ...

Chief economist update: Japan becomes collateral damage in US-China trade war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2019
... BOJ's economic assessment (at the time) credence that: "Japan's economy is likely to continue on a moderate expanding trend, despite being affected by the slowdown in overseas economies for the time being." "Although the year-on-year rate of ...

Chief economist update: Same challenges, differing reactions

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2019
Deemed the sexiest accent in the world by 'Big 7 Travel', it would have been better (dare I say, sexier) that instead of a printed statement, Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) Governor Adrian Orr verbally delivered the news that: "The Official ...

FCA begins financial advice market review

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2019
The UK's financial services regulator is reviewing the state of the financial advice market to determine how well it is delivering on consumer outcomes. The Financial Conduct Authority is requesting feedback on its two major initiatives that sought ...

The state of the banks

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2019
The big accounting firms have released their analysis of the big banks' half year results, noting a continued decline in cash profits for the first half of 2019. The major Australian banks reported a combined cash profit after tax from continuing operations ...

Beware disruptors: Antipodes

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019
... the customer lock. However, if it's a weak business model we don't want to own them." Savas says that she has observed a trend of these weak incumbent companies purchasing disrupters. She uses the example of IBM's recent purchase of RedHat. "They did ...