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Chief economist update: Not spring yet in the Eurozone

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2019
Green shoots are appearing in the Eurozone just in time for spring. Eurostat reports its preliminary estimates show the single-currency region's GDP increased by 0.4% in the March 2019 quarter - better than market expectations for a 0.3% gain - ...

Lax regulation worsens lost super benefits: ISA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019
Industry Super Australia is calling on major political parties ahead of the upcoming election to fix the Superannuation Guarantee loopholes costing workers $5.94 billion in super entitlements. A new report compiled by ISA citing 2016-17 financial year ...

Bravura raises $165m for GBST bid

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019
... administration services competitor GBST. Macquarie has underwritten the placement at $5.75 per share for 28.7 million shares to raise the $165 million. This represents a discount of 7.9% discount to Bravura's May 1 close of $6.24. Bravura said it ...

Chief economist update: S&P raises Duterte ratings

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2019
Money talks, prayers walk. This appears to be the overriding theme in the upcoming May 13 mid-term elections in the Philippines where "foul-mouthed and murderous" president Rodrigo Duterte's preferred senatorial and congressional candidates lead ...

Boutique fund manager launches LIT

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2019
A boutique fund manager is launching a listed investment trust in a bid to raise $500 million. Regal Funds Management's Regal Investment Fund (RF1) provides exposure to a selection of alternative investment strategies and risk-adjusted absolute ...

Chief economist update: Inflation is dead

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2019
... landscape, or at least how it is perceived. Even when facing strong demand and rising cost pressures, firms seem reluctant to raise their prices... They appear to believe that competition is so intense that they would lose too much business if they did ...

IOOF breaches APRA licence conditions

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2019
IOOF has breached one of APRA's licence conditions by failing to establish a dedicated superannuation trustee function by the 31 March 2019 deadline. IOOF was due to meet and comply with licence conditions imposed by APRA on the embattled wealth ...

Chief economist update: Lock in two RBA rate cuts

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2019
... 2.1% (then) to 2.3% (Dec 2018 quarter latest available). Central banks around the world have used the mantra, "we need to raise interest rates now to avoid lifting rates by more in the future". The RBA's reticence to cut interest rates earlier - ...

Super tax strategies a hot topic

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2019
AMP's technical superannuation adviser support team saw a rise in the number of advisers querying tax deductions for personal superannuation contributions last month. Data from more than 2090 calls made by advisers last month showed more clients were ...

Chief economist update: The Fed pause that refreshes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2019
... they currently expected, with economic growth above its longer-run trend rate, they would likely judge it appropriate to raise the target range for the federal funds rate modestly later this year."