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Chief economist update: The PBOC stimulates

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2019
... billion) worth of liquidity into China's financial system via its MLF (medium-term lending facility) loans to banks on November 15 which, itself, came as a surprise for it followed the previous week's PBOC decision lowering the one-year MLF loans ...

Chief economist update: How low will Lowe go?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019
... 1 October. Information released over the past few days (before the jobs report) also provided early rate cut signals: November 8: The RBA Statement on Monetary Policy. The thing to note here is that the RBA's relatively optimistic projections come ...

Chief economist update: The A$ will answer the question of how much more

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2019
When the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) met and decided to keep the official cash rate unchanged at 0.75% on November 5, Governor Philip Lowe issued this optimistic statement: "After a soft patch in the second half of last year, a gentle turning point ...

FPA Congress could be biggest yet

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2019
... the number of female delegates interested in the congress. The Women in Wealth Breakfast will be held on Thursday 28 November at 7.30am as part of the congress. "One of our objectives is to grow the number of women considering financial planning as a ...

Industry fund changes insurer

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019
... not need as much TPD insurance as they approach their retirement," the fund said. The changes come into effect end on November 30.

Legal fight could change super game

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019
... one of its members that could have consequences for the entire superannuation industry. Rest will be in court again on November 15 for a case management hearing. In July last year, Mark McVeigh sparked the case against Rest after he found the fund's ...

September FASEA exam results in

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019
... they need to improve to enhance their ability to pass at a future sitting." Registrations for the December exam closed 8 November 2019, with FASEA saying 3200 advisers are enrolled. Registrations are open for the February exams and 190 advisers have ...

Chief economist update: The yen to dictate if BOJ turns words into action

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2019
... announcement to "restart net purchases under its asset purchase programme (APP) at a monthly pace of €20 billion as from November 1." The US dollar has appreciated by 3.8% versus the Japanese yen since this year's September low and the euro has ...

Industry fund revamps MySuper offering

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2019
... investment profile change equates to an extra $1.56 million in fees for the fund. The changes come into effect on 18 November 2019 and members have until November 13 to notify EISS Super if they wish to remain in the conservative balanced option.

ASIC freezes Sydney advisers' assets

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2019
... regulator. ASIC said the investigation is continuing and the matter will face the Supreme Court of New South Wales on 18 November 2019. Additionally, ASIC said it is accepting reports of concerns of misconduct in relation to the activities of Hopkins ...