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FPA launches FASEA policy, education hub

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2019
... education and policy experts with co-operation from FASEA-approved tertiary education providers. The aim of the portal is to cut through the noise and misinformation, enabling a clear path forward for FPA members, he said. Additional resources will be ...

Chief economist update: Cash rate should be 1%

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2019
... million increase in construction output, there is an increase in output elsewhere in the economy of $2.9 million." RBA rate cut here we come. According to the AFR, "Ten forecasters challenge the RBA's neutral monetary policy bias", with all now expecting ...

Chief economist update: A capitalist in communist clothes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2019
... low, predicated on the same rationale it put forth at its February 2019 meeting. The RBA's move is understandable given a cut now would leave it open to accusations it's acquiescing to the dictates of financial markets - especially now expectations ...

Chief economist update: How would you vote if seated on the RBA board?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2019
... meeting. Financial markets expect the RBA to do nothing this month but expectations further out have changed from steady to a cut in the official cash rate, with the Australian central bank itself just recently changing its policy bias from tightening ...

Industry super performance moves members: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2019
... performance - were industry super funds. Catholic Super scored the highest, with UniSuper close by. The two retail funds to make the cut were Macquarie and Colonial First State. Other retail funds AMP, Suncorp and MLC were recognised by the researcher ...

Chief economist update: Wrong way, go down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2019
... that's despite the changes in relative monetary policy expectations - the Fed's on hold this year and the RBA will cut interest rates (maybe two according to Westpac) this year. Yet the Australian dollar refuses to go down. This is despite consensus ...

SMSFA recognises member achievements

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2019
The Self-Managed Super Fund Association recognised several distinguished participants in the SMSF community on the final day of its national conference. SuperConcepts' executive manager of SMSF technical services Mark Ellem picked up the SMSFA CEO Award ...

Chief economist update: The RBI surprises (again)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2019
... financial markets expected it to raise interest rates, it didn't. When everyone expected interest rates to remain steady, it cut. Recall that back in October 2018, the RBI surprised markets by keeping interest rates unchanged - repo rate at 6.5% ...

Chief economist update: Nerves of steel

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019
... by putting the precise dates of the when. Time - six months from now - will tell whether he's correct in his first rate cut guess. At this point, it's looking dicey. His revised forecast (from no change this year) came just after the Australian ...

Super needs a clear objective: Cooper

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2019
A clear objective within superannuation will result in better regulation for all parts of the industry, according to a panel of experts. Opening the second day of the Self-managed Super Fund Association's national conference in Melbourne this morning ...