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Will the real Trump please stand up

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017
Are you ready to say 'President Trump' out loud? Like him or loathe him, investors are eager to meet the president behind the publicity hound. Their savings depend on it. On the eve of his inauguration as the 45th President of the United States, many ...

Economic headwinds lead Chief Economists Forum

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017
... the rest of the world, does that mean it has also done so in Australia? If so the Reserve Bank therefore has no reason to cut interest rates. "If the US dollar continues to strengthen does that mean the Australian dollar will fall to levels that people ...

Moody Aussies

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2017
... sentiment jumped in the month of May (8.5%) and August (2.0%) last year - the two months when the Australian central bank cut the official cash rate by 25 bps each.

No deal is better than bad deal on Brexit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2017
... London last night ended months of speculation over whether Brexit would be hard, soft, or something in-between. The UK will cut... and cut clean. "Brexit means Brexit." While the certainty of Brexit could bring about the "gloom and doom" warned by other ...

Investors must look further than US: J.P. Morgan

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JAN 2017
The coming year will see economic momentum build in the US, but investors should not rely solely on US assets according to J.P. Morgan global market strategist Kerry Craig. Speaking at a media roundtable yesterday, Craig advised that investors should ...

Super changes spark engagement

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 10 JAN 2017
... major impact, making this next period an extremely valuable opportunity for people to increase their super before the June cut-off," he said. From the adviser and accountant perspective, SMSF administration software provider Class said the changes to ...

Spending and debt, Australia's biggest test

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 JAN 2017
... their goals. The research shows that the biggest test for Australians trying to increase their savings is their ability to cut back on discretionary spending (39%), followed by getting debt under control (29%). Preserving a particular lifestyle throughout ...

Insurance bonds meeting retirement income demand

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 10 JAN 2017
... outside superannuation to ensure a stable post-retirement income stream, but that traditional annuities weren't making the cut by themselves. This was because of several limitations that Austock Life said are inherent to the product: fixed-rate lock-ins ...

Advisers must be tribal: Stackpool

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 JAN 2017
... opinions, and still don't know where to start. Clearing the 'financial pornography' is the adviser's job, and needs to really cut through the noise with clarity and focus," Stackpool said. He believes that simple strategies such as understanding what ...

MYEFO: Surplus of promises

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 DEC 2016
Beam me up Scotty! That's the underlying message from Australian Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison's Budget update where the Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) report showed the budget deficit beamed up by a cumulative A$10.3 billion over the ...