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The super choice of the super wealthy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JAN 2020
... the economy. The research was based on face-to-face interviews in the homes of over 50,000 Australians every year since October 2014.

FASEA responds to concerns

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2019
... the many questions raised so far. FASEA consulted with stakeholders following the release of its guidance document in October. Those consultations revealed a series of issues that had advisers and licensees calling for further clarity. 1. Timeframes ...

What you read in 2019: Superannuation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2019
... industry fund merge The Dow Australia Superannuation Fund (DowASF), home to just under 400 members, merged with Equipsuper in October. DowASF is the corporate plan of Dow Chemicals Australia and its associated companies. When Dow was split into three ...

Chief economist update: More jobs dull rate cut bets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2019
... 14,000 as both full-time and part-time positions gained. Likewise, the unemployment rate declined to 5.2% from 5.3% in October, with the participation rate from steady at 66.0%. It's therefore not surprising that financial markets have reduced their ...

What you read in 2019: Financial advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2019
... client can reasonably be identified. The legislation was tabled later in the year and passed both houses of parliament on October 14. 6. NAB, Nippon lock heads over MLC In May, it was revealed NAB and Nippon were struggling with agree on spinning MLC ...

Charlie Aitken resigns from Contango

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2019
... financial year. So far in FY2020, the fund has had negative returns for two months running. Fortunes turned slightly in October with a positive return of 0.37% followed by 6.03% in November. Ken Poutakidis was appointed to the Contango board on the same ...

Chief economist update: Stock rally heralds 2020 cheer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2019
... Even our very own Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) cut the official cash rate three time this year - in June, July and October - to a fresh record low of 0.75%. Whether or not these policy decisions are sufficient to reverse the slowing momentum in global ...

Chief economist update: War is over

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2019
... Fixed asset investment growth steadied at 5.2% in the January to November period to CNY53.4 trillion from the January to October period this year. While growth in fixed asset investment remains the weakest reading on record, the latest stats matched ...

ASIC takes action against TAL over RC case

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2019
... including "depression, anxiety, panic attacks... or any other mental or nervous condition" when she took out the policy in October 2013. ASIC said the letter TAL used to inform the customer of the claim's voidance "asserted" the customer had breached ...

Pendal family office lead moves to boutique

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019
... distribution head Aidan Kelleher left the company. Saunders is not the only one to leave Pendal for Regal in recent months. In October, Rebecca Fesq left as Pendal's head of client experience and direct after five years in the role to join Regal ...