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Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2016
... China's GDP to grow 56% by 2021 Total world GDP is estimated to be A$99 trillion this year, according to the Statistics Times news service. The US as expected is ranked number one accounting for 25% of global economic output, followed by China on 15% ...

PROFILE: Metlife chief executive Deanne Stewart

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016
... impact on the lives of others, she just never knew it would be in this industry. "I have definitely challenged myself a few times as to why I'm in financial services. I feel that at the heart there is such a noble purpose to financial services that sometimes ...

O'Dwyer says life insurance back on the agenda

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016
... received bad or inadequate financial advice on life insurance which has prevented them from achieving "financial security in times of need." The problem, of course, was that the government's reforms for the industry were before the Senate when the federal ...

New income fund launches

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016
... innovative construction and sophisticated approach to delivering sustainable and diversified income streams, especially during times of heightened market stress. Having two funds successfully registered in Australia marks a major milestone for Aviva ...

Industry innovation is not coming from within: Sharp

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2016
... long-term commercial proposition in a changing market. The task of building a successful business is challenging at the best of times, but add legislative change and it becomes almost impossible," Sharp said. He cites lingering uncertainty over the government's ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2016
... officials have denied they will fund their proposed stimulus package through the issuing of more debt, reported the Japan Times. "I want to make it clear that we are not planning to issue [deficit bonds]", said Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga ...

Vision Super looks for admin partners

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2016
... Improvements to the fund's administration are set to include: Additional functionality to transact online; quicker turnaround times on transactions; better usability of the website with new member and employer portals; more responsive online service ...

QSuper public offer move reshapes competitive landscape

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2016
... doesn't leverage its scale is in the MER, which is pretty similar to LGIAsuper's. You would expect that QSuper, being many times the size of LGIA, would have a lower operating cost. And when people line up their providers and they compare them in a public ...

BetaShares rolls out global sector ETF suite

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2016
... sector in a convenient and cost effective way. "The oil industry has been experiencing one of the deepest downturns in recent times. FUEL invests in the strongest global players in the energy sector, which may provide Australian investors with an opportunity ...

Group insurance gets a makeover

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2016
... research from Rainmaker suggests that group insurance rates have risen in the order of three to 5% year-on-year in recent times. APRA believes the premium increases "do not by themselves address the structural reasons that led to the underlying problems ...