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Global healing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2017
... most of Trump's promised reflationary policies would encounter the same fate - or at the very least, watered down by the Congress and/or the Senate. We can discuss the why's and why not's for each and every Trump-promised policy's approval but the fact ...

Obamacare one, Trump nil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2017
... the credibility of the democratic process in America. Despite having control of the government trifecta - White House, Congress, Senate - the Donald, the "dealmaker", was unable to negotiate a deal to repeal Obamacare. While it's a slap on the face for ...

Doubting the benefit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2017
... because the structure of China's government is different from that of the "west" - government plans need the approval of Congress or the Senate or both. The National People's Congress (NPC) merely rubber-stamps the Politburo's plans or heads will roll. ...

First of three (or more) coming next week

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2017
... Russell 2000 at 1,413.64 points - on 1 March 2017. This was the day US president Trump addressed the joint session of Congress that was speculated to trigger sell orders if he doesn't spell out the details of his reflationary policies. POTUS didn't but ...

Wednesday delivery

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2017
... everywhere. Wednesday (or Tuesday night US time), is the day when US President Donald Trump speaks before the joint-session of Congress, where he, hopefully, will deliver the details of his reflationary policies. US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin ...

One week delivery

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2017
... as hard a bargain as you could but once the deal is made, you better deliver. Unless they don't cut muster with the US Congress and the Senate, expect Trump to deliver on tax cuts - company and personal - infrastructure spending, restructuring, that ...

Will 2017 be a mirror image of 2016?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 JAN 2017
... 15-year averages. Where Wall Street goes, the world goes. He'll certainly try... but will it be watered down by the US Congress? Then there's the surging US dollar -- that slows US economic growth and plays into Trump's protectionist' stance that could ...

Archaic gender rules mask super benefits

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2016
... due to antiquated rules on gender identity, and the need for reform is growing. Addressing the recent FPA Professionals Congress in Perth, high-profile transgender Catherine McGregor referenced difficulties she's had with super funds since transitioning ...

Key demographic trends open new doors for advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016
... understand their client's motivations and attitudes. This is the key takeout from Andrew Inwood's presentation at the 2016 FPA Congress, discussing how better understanding demographic and behavioural trends can improve the quality of client relationships ...

FPA and AFA merger unlikely: De Gori

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016
... greater division within the financial advice landscape. Speaking to Financial Standard at the 2016 FPA Professionals Congress, FPA chief executive Dante De Gori said he often hears the argument that an amalgamation of the industry associations would ...