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Aussie jobs trend is our friend

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016
... Australia". In December, 'twas a positive surprise with Australian employment shedding only 1,000 heads (now revised to just an 800 cut) versus expectations for a 12,500 reduction. It was a surprise of the negative kind for January with 7,900 workers ...

Most accountants still unready for advice

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2016
Most accountants still lack confidence in their ability to deliver financial advice services, according to Bstar research. The Bstar 2016 Accountants Research Report suggests that 81% of accountants are unready to provide financial advice. This is lower ...

More negatives

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2016
... decided to take interest rates down from positive 0.1% to negative 0.1%, the Japanese central bank promised that "It will cut the interest rate further into negative territory if judged as necessary". The latest GDP growth numbers - along with the recent ...

Who can dig a deeper hole?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2016
... (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-01-30/denmark-you-are-now-paid-take-out-mortgage) was dated 31 January 2015 - shortly after the Danmarks Nationalbank cut its key certificates of deposit rate in quick succession from plus 0.05 to minus 0.05% in September ...

Yellen fedspeaks her mind

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2016
... the dollar" that has "restrained net exports" and "lower oil prices" that "have caused companies to slash jobs and sharply cut capital outlays". "And while inflation is expected to remain low in the near term, in part because of the further declines ...

Small not feeling beautiful

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2016
While continued US labour market strength supports the Fed's decision to lift interest rates back in December and its forecasts for more lifts this year, weakening activity indicators released since - not to mention still below target inflation - indicate ...

Alternatives drove Permal and EnTrust marriage

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2016
... fewer and deeper relationships with managers. "You see it and you hear about it around the world - large investors want to cut down the number of providers that they use. And they want to have more meaningful relationships with their providers, more ...

CFS launches app for advisers

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2016
Colonial First State (CFS) has launched a new mobile app on both Apple and Android devices that aims to cut down the time financial advisers spend on administration. The initial app release allows advisers who use CFS platforms to have free access to ...

Global central banks going for the cut

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2016
... in late 2011, even if it has been punctuated by periods of pause. Recently, markets have upped their odds of the risk of a cut, and we maintain that further cuts are likely - a 1.5% cash rate is in our profile." Ong added that the likelihood of further ...

Industry bodies attack SG freeze speculation

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016
... current increases were maintained). Industry Super Australia (ISA) said proposals to freeze compulsory super increases would cut a person's super balance at retirement by 20% and reduce national super savings by more than $900 billion by 2055. ISA modelling ...