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Aussie, Aussie, Aussie! Noi, noi, noi!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2015
... Economics 08 18 September - which incidentally marked his 9th anniversary as RBA head. "For Australia, we cannot, of course, determine our terms of trade or other forces in the global economy. We can only adjust to them. The record of adjustment in recent ...

Retail funds cheer super board governance bill

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2015
... However, the government's proposal to give the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) additional powers to determine what makes a director independent has angered industry superannuation fund representatives. The Australian Institute of Superannuation ...

ASIC bans former NAB-aligned adviser

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2015
... misconduct, including: providing "inappropriate advice" (sometimes without issuing a statement of advice), failing to determine clients' relevant personal circumstances, copied and pasted client signatures on forms and arranged for implementation of ...

Yuan stable (for now)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2015
... as a natural consequence of concerns over China's slowing growth and the government's goal of letting market forces determine the yuan's value. Nevertheless, the PBOC assuaged these fears at the meeting and quickly followed up with a statement on its ...

Failure to monitor ESG may breach fiduciary duty

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015
... opinions of fiduciary lawyers or well-meaning advocates." The Supreme Court said that the US trust law is paramount to determine fiduciary duty, a statement that Youngdahl said will put an end to uncertainty and speculation. "The decision puts the onus ...

FEATURE: Managed accounts - more than meets the eye

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015
David Heather has been waiting for managed accounts to take off since 2001. The managedaccounts.com.au chief executive has watched interest grow across the investment spectrum, from large institutions to retail accumulators, but he's never seen any ...

Reform summit must keep momentum: ASFA

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2015
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) said it supported open discussion at the National Reform Summit and believes the focus should remain on directing resources where the super system needs improvement. ASFA believes the super ...

PROFILE: J.P. Morgan head of Australia funds David Hallifax

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2015
You know the old saying: there's nothing like selling monkey hand-puppets door-to-door to turn you off working in sales forever. David Hallifax was doing odd jobs with a friend to support himself while backpacking around Australia. He'd crossed the ...

Poor digital experience set to hurt revenue

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2015
... experience, only 17% said they would remain loyal to the brand. The Net Promoter Score (NPS), a global indicator to determine customer loyalty and how it relates to revenue growth, was -55%. However, 73% of customers of brands providing strong digital ...

Most life insurance consumers open to genetic testing

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2015
... surveyed nearly 7,000 people in 75 countries. In that study, 98% of respondents were interested in genetic testing to determine indicators of future diseases. Groyer cautioned, though, that genetic testing doesn't provide guaranteed evidence that a certain ...