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Platinum sells $24m Asia stake

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2017
... of 20 million ordinary shares at a price of $1.22 share. This represented a 2.8% discount to PAI's most recent estimated weekly pre-tax net tangible asset backing per share. PAI said the sale came about due to "substantial investor demand" for shares ...

Super and insurance inquiry necessary: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2017
... the insurance and superannuation sectors is strongly supported by the majority of readers polled in Financial Standard's weekly survey. More than 60% of respondents believe including super and insurance in the Royal Commission is warranted, while about ...

A case for faster wages growth (or not)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2017
... Still, "Wage growth was modest or moderate in most Districts." Data on US average hourly earnings confirm this. US average weekly earnings increased by 2.4% in the year to October, down from 2.8% in the previous month - the lowest annual growth rate ...

Retailers should be wary of Amazon: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2017
The majority of people polled in Financial Standard's weekly survey believe the launch of Amazon Marketplace in Australia has potentially dire consequences for local retailers. One-in-four (25%) respondents strongly agree the e-commerce giant will negatively ...

Fund managers should have personal stake: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2017
... should 'put their money where their mouth is' and have a personal stake in the funds they manage, Financial Standard's weekly poll results show. About 80% of respondents either agree or strongly believe this statement, indicating portfolio managers confidently ...

Advisers ambivalent on LIF deadline: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2017
... financial advisers are still unclear about their obligations under the Life Insurance Framework reforms, Financial Standard's weekly spot poll shows. More than 40% of advisers who took part in the survey are unsure about their level of preparedness ahead ...

Industry fund appoints governance and risk head

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2017
... Account-based pension members will see their asset-based fee drop from 0.35% per annum to 0.15% per annum, although a flat weekly fee of $2.50 has also been introduced. These members have also seen their maximum annual asset-based administration fee ...

Advisers divided on mixing advice: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2017
... client and show that you're not interested in them, then you deserve to be disrupted by robo-advice." Financial Standard's weekly spot poll this week asks about crypto-currency.

BEAR should apply to insurance bosses: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2017
... arising that would adversely affect the bank's reputation or hurt its customers," Morrison said The latest Financial Standard weekly readership survey asks if APRA should have greater intervening powers in superannuation.

Go ahead BOE, make my day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2017
... had been negative since February this year as inflation accelerated faster than growth in nominal wages. Nominal average weekly earnings growth (2.1% in July) need to increase at the same 3% rate of headline CPI inflation just to keep up and maintain ...