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Chief economist update: RBA sees wages growth recovering but it's not guaranteed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2018
... This is the second highest reading on record and nearly four times its long-term average of +5. According to NAB: "Strong trend business conditions provide further confirmation of robust business activity in Australia. Strength was broad-based across ...

Retirees force the politics of income

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018
Aberdeen Standard Investments chief economist Jeremy Lawson told the 2018 Financial Standard Chief Economists Forum that retirees' influence on populism is a major dilemma for asset managers globally. Since the Global Financial Crisis retirees have ...

Go your own way: AXA IM

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2018
Investors should not be afraid to run against the pack in 2018, with recent history demonstrating that taking a contrarian view can pay off. That was a key takeaway from AXA Investment Managers' head of Framlington Equities - Asia, Mark Tinker, when ...

Planners preferred over super for wealthier retirees: Research

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2018
Financial planners are significantly preferred over super funds as a source of retirement advice for Australians with account balances over $100,000, according to Investment Trends research. Overall, the research found that Australians are most inclined ...

Modern business demands driving adviser education uptake

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2018
... said new technology, new means of communicating and the demands of an increasingly sophisticated consumer is driving this trend. "Our interaction with forward focused planners has confirmed that they're determined to be faster to respond to opportunities ...

Industry veteran acquires SMSF administrator

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2018
... principal and SMSF specialist mentor. Busoli said he intends for SMSF Alliance's approach to be "quite opposite to the modern trend of industrialising SMSF admin." "All SMSFs are not the same and dumbing down the admin approach merely diminishes the ...

FTSE Russell launches gender diversity indices

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2018
... Boards Leadership Index and the Russell 1000 Women on Boards Leadership Index, are part of a series that respond to a growing trend among asset owners of integrating ESG considerations into passive investments to improve engagement and corporate performance ...

MGP flags global search for COO and head of product

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018
... achieved on time and on budget. In addition, efficiencies identified are better than expected and we aim to continue that trend as integration continues." In January, MGP appointed Richard Carr as business development manager and Craig Giffin as head ...

CMC Markets hires head of sales trading

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2018
CMC Markets announced its new Sydney-based sales trading head for the Asia Pacific and Canada division. Ashley Glover will lead the CMC Markets APAC team to build its high-net-worth and frequent trader client base, as well as focus on delivering customer ...

Chief economist update: The spook on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2018
... the worst since Brexit or August or September or what not, the question is will this continue and start a downward sloping trend on Wall Street. Since Wall Street's tumble, crushing and sell off was blamed on the spike in bond yields, the first step ...