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Chief economist update: Laissez faire

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2018
Forget John Maynard Keynes. Forget David Ricardo. A new economic sheriff is in town and his name is Donald J. Trump. POTUS has gone against Keynes' counter-cyclical prescription by increasing fiscal spending - tax cuts and increased expenditure ...

SuperStream changes consultation opens

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2018
... proposed change to the annual audit cycle for some SMSFs to three years. Commenting on the reform, O'Dwyer said the change would cut red tape for SMSFs with a history of good record keeping and compliance.

Super fund shortlist practically advice: IOOF

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2018
... group's final issue with the proposal relates to the idea of an independent expert panel determining which funds make the cut for such a list. In challenging the recommendation, IOOF referred to the Commission's own statement that panelists should ...

Chief economist update: What goes around is starting to get around

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2018
Some would call it karma, for many it's just the plain and simple truism that a trade war is a lose-lose proposition. In his quest to "make America great again" and under the guise of "national security", US President Donald Trump kicked off with ...

Chief economist update: Crude oil slips

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2018
If one were to time the genesis of the recent surge in oil prices, it would have to be Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's interview with Time magazine around mid-April this year when he hinted at wanting the price of crude to reach around ...

Chief economist update: Weak wages a puzzle, could become a problem

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2018
"I think the economy's in a really good place. As I mentioned, unemployment is now 4%... which is the lowest it's been in 20 years. The other thing that's good that's been happening is for five years we've seen people coming back ...

Chief economist update: Australian dollar loss is economy's gain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2018
"I got chills, they're multiplying..." - Grease The Australian dollar is down! Repeat, the Australian dollar is down! At the time of writing, Australia's legal tender is trading 5.8% lower against the US this year to date; 3.2% cheaper against ...

Contango hires K2 distribution heads

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2018
... acquisition of Switzer Asset Management, which among other things gave Contango an access to a retail licence. Since then, CGA has cut its listed investment company's cash allocations. It has also launched a new ETMF, overseen by a US-based investment ...

Government cuts SMSF red tape

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2018
... Association. Minister for Revenue and Financial Services Kelly O'Dwyer said the reform, announced in this year's Budget, will cut the red tape and burden for SMSFs that have a history of good record keeping and compliance. Currently, SMSFs must ...

QSuper cuts administration fees

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018
QSuper has cut its administration fee from 18 basis points to 16 basis points - its third cut to admin fees since 2015. Yearly administration fees will be capped at $900 a year, starting with distributions paid out in July, 2019. It was $1000 previously. ...