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Chief economist update: Fed plans for Trump contingency

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2019
The Fed's decision to maintain current policy settings at the conclusion of last night's FOMC meeting doesn't make for much except for self-congratulations and back-patting. What matters more is the forward guidance implicit in the FOMC ...

YouTube fundie woes continue

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2019
The UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has opened an investigation into the events surrounding the suspension of the Woodford Equity Income Fund, with Link Group now caught in the scandal. Earlier this month, star UK fund manager Neil Woodford took ...

MetLife appoints new distribution lead

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2019
... continue the growth of the company, he said. "At a time of unprecedented change in the market, we need to consolidate and maintain our strong position in established channels such as Group, while looking to find new areas for growth," Nunn said.

Chief economist update: Expect more of the same from the BOJ

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2019
Speculation may be mounting over one or two Fed rate cuts (one, two or three for the RBA) going forward, but there are no such similar expectations for the Bank of Japan (BOJ). With the BOJ's policy rate currently at negative 0.1% and its "yield ...

Blue Sky dissolves chief executive role

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2019
... Oaktree Capital Management. As a part of the transaction, Oaktree set up terms or covenants which required Blue Sky to maintain a minimum cash balance, minimum cash recurring EBITDA, minimum net tangible assets and minimum annual capex. These were to ...

Chief economist update: BOE going the wrong way?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2019
... least through the end of 2019" - itself changed from "summer 2019". Similarly, the BOJ "forward guided" that it would "maintain the current extremely low levels of short- and long-term interest rates for an extended period of time, at least through around ...

PYSP puts SMSFs at risk

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2019
... to try and access insurance at a later stage," Maroney said. "It is therefore imperative that SMSF members wishing to maintain their life insurance cover do so now by giving direction to their APRA-regulated fund that they wish to opt in." The association ...

Advisers losing female clients

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2019
... debt. The experience inspired her to build her business, DLP Life Design, with the express purpose of helping people maintain financial security through loss and grief. Powell has observed through her career that women aren't finding the support they ...

Global manager welcomes former CFSGAM head

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2019
The former head of client relationships at Colonial First State Global Asset Management has joined the leadership team of a $695 billion investment manager. MFS Investment Management has named Daniel Bristow as director of consultant relations in Australia. ...

Australians retire too wealthy: Grattan

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2019
... which according to the Grattan modelling, is too generous. He sees superannuation's purpose as allowing people to maintain a standard of living in retirement, but currently the system is working towards achieving even more than that. "We are not ...