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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016
... interest rates by 25 bps to a fresh record low of 1.25% on the 9th of June. However, the government remains gloomy on the country's outlook. It recently cut its 2016 GDP growth forecast to 2.8% from 3.1% (projected in December) and expects inflation ...

ASIC changes drive GPS Wealth growth

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2016
... requirements set to take place on 1 July 2016. The regulatory requirement has seen the non-aligned licensee grow its footprint in country New South Wales, licensing practices in Orange, Dubbo, Parkes, Tumut, Armidale and Broken Hill. Greg Holman, certified ...

FPA National Roadshow emphasises value of advice

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2016
Currently making its way across the country, the 2016 Financial Planning Association (FPA) National Roadshow is hoping to prepare planners for the increasingly complex future of financial advice. Aimed at supporting advisers, the roadshow includes an ...

Banks will always take more risk: APRA exec

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2016
... short-term focus and even unacceptable behaviour." "We also demonstrate that risk culture differences observed at the country level are borne out by subsequent media reports of bank scandal/misconduct and by share prices. This preliminary evidence is ...

NZ Super seeks factor investing strategies

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2016
... Global asset managers recently pitching factor-based investing in Australia should also target New Zealand as one of the country's institutional investors is keen to implement the strategy. In its latest investment environment report the New Zealand ...

Funeral bonds on the minds of advisers

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2016
... Society chief executive Mandy Cooper said over the past two years new business has more than tripled, in line with the country's ageing population and increased financial adviser referrals. "Financial planners are referring clients, particularly towards ...

QSuper public offer move reshapes competitive landscape

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2016
... QSuper will open their membership to the public from 30 June 2017. QSuper is the second-largest not-for-profit fund in the country after AustralianSuper, representing over $65 billion in funds under management. In the past year, it has leveraged its ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2016
... reading is lower than expectations for a rise to 48.2 and marks the fourth straight month that factory activity in the country had been in contraction (below 50). Yen strength - up 14.7% versus the greenback this year to date - induced a sharp drop in ...

FIIG appoints former Wallaby to senior QLD role

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2016
... Connors added: "FIIG has been an amazing growth story over the last 10 years and has established itself as one of the country's most respected financial services firms. "We have a great opportunity to continue that growth as we push further into the ...

Bloomberg partners with DFAT for health program

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2016
... or undermine efficient health crisis management systems, and also helps to identify specific health "priorities" in a country. The first 18 countries to join the initiative are: Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Ecuador, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Malawi, Morocco ...