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Best of times, worst of times for advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2019
... for a good advisory business." Hutton pointed to the Royal Commission resulting in increased awareness and low interest rates as twin forces creating demand for financial advice. He explained that people who used to be able to rely on term deposits and ...

Chief economist update: Cloudy 2020 vision for OECD

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2019
... breadth of countries affected - are inhibiting companies' capital spending, notwithstanding low and lowered interest rates (with renewed central bank balance sheet expansion to boot), which have reduced the hurdle rates on planned investments. OECD ...

Retail fund renews insurer, cuts premiums

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2019
... Super Trust. It had about $670 million in assets under management in June. Virgin has also informed its members that premium rates will come down for all cover types. Weekly premiums for death (including terminal illness) cover will reduce by 21% for ...

ASIC eyes claims handling

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2019
... Curtis named and shamed two insurers who performed particularly badly in ASIC's review. "We found concerningly high decline rates for two insurers: Asteron, which used to be known as Suncorp, and Westpac. These two insurers declined one in three claims," ...

Value facing unprecedented rally: Schroders

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2019
... likely lies in the movements of central banks. "There is no definitive reason, but the most likely reason is low interest rates," he said. "Growth and quality shares have gone up so much since rates have gone down, but in five years with rates at zero ...

No plan to cut out advisers: SPDR chair

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2019
... now and launched the first ETF which, until recently, was the largest ETF in the country. During this time, Ross said, the rates of adoption for ETFs in Australia are on par with the rest of the world, expect in institutional usage. "I think the US business ...

The AUD is key

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2019
I painted a picture of the latest domestic surveys and stats last week arguing that the RBA would need to cut interest rates some more to try and reverse the trend deterioration in the domestic economy. In it I briefly touched on the Australian dollar ...

Chief economist update: How low will Lowe go?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019
... - so zero would be the lower bound (and then, QE?) Then again, recent history shows that the more the RBA cuts interest rates the more pessimistic businesses and consumers become that risk turning these ominous expectations into a self-fulfilling prophecy. ...

FS Roundtable: Striking the perfect balance

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2019
... have never been more crucial. Given the maelstrom of geopolitical tensions, mounting global debt and ultra-low interest rates, financial advisers - from small boutiques to large private banks alike - are being propelled to find the best investment opportunities ...

High claims acceptance among insurers: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2019
... individual-advised accidents were accepted. The data also found that Individual Advised business shows higher admittance rates than Individual Non-Advised for the same cover type. "This could be due to the policyholder having clearer expectations up ...