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Chief economist update: Weaker yen strengthening Japan

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2019
... economy, the yen's depreciation should help in the BOJ's efforts to bring inflation up to its 2% target. With headline CPI inflation at 0.2% (October) and core inflation at 0.4%, continued yen weakness would push import prices up and, in turn ...

Chief economist update: The PBOC stimulates

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2019
... January and September this year. The PBOC would have done a bit more were it not for accelerating consumer prices. Headline CPI inflation quickened to 3.8% in the year to October from 3% in September. This was much higher than market expectations for ...

ASFA strikes back at super detractors

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2019
... different scenarios - could solve the likely outcomes of different contribution rates, fees and charges, real wage growth, CPI growth and other factors. "Publication of the MARIA code would allow us to move beyond the fractious debate on adequacy and ...

Actuaries develop retiree rule of thumb

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2019
... year to the September quarter for couples in the modest and comfortable ranges, compared to a 1.7% increase in the All Groups CPI. ASFA chief executive Martin Fahy said the increase demonstrated how the drought was starting to hit the hip pocket of retirees ...

Industry fund revamps MySuper offering

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2019
... of 59% growth and 41% defensive to 75% growth and 25% defensive. The investment return objective will go up from 2.5% above CPI to 4% above it, on a net after fees and tax basis. "Considering the long term nature of superannuation we have determined ...

Chief economist update: Brexit uncertainty is not all that bad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2019
... by 0.2% in the June quarter, GDP grew by 0.4% in the month of July and 0.1% in August. While inflation has eased - headline CPI at 1.7% in the year to August; core at 1.5% - it remains closer to target compared with the ECB (0.9%), BOJ (0.3%) and the ...

Chief economist update: Japan tightens fiscal policy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2019
... 22nd straight month of decline since peaking at 44.6 in November 2017. Japan's biggest challenge is inflation. Headline CPI inflation slowed to 0.3% in the year to August from 0.4% in the previous month. Core CPI inflation eased to 0.5% from 0.6% ...

Bennelong boutique scores first insto mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2019
... "When we formed Quay back in 2013, we believed there would be institutional demand for a truly index unaware strategy focusing CPI plus style total returns. We believe the support from Avant vindicates our original vision," Blaess said.

Chief economist update: The BOJ needs to run faster to stay in the running

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2019
... year to July from 12.5% in the previous month. Worse, inflation has moved further away from the 2% target - annual headline CPI slowed to 0.3% in August (from 0.5% in July) and core CPI weaker at 0.5% from 0.6%. Run, Kuroda, run... and run faster!

Time to reset member return expectations?

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2019
... consider the investment objective of their MySuper strategy. "Many funds have a MySuper objective equal to an annual return of CPI + X% per annum over rolling 10-years. X is usually 3.5% to 4%. Most funds have held X as a constant for many years even ...

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Australia requires swifter settlement cycle: SIAA

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Budget 2024: Regulators given boost to combat misconduct, cybersecurity

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The government will provide $17.3 million over four years to ASIC and APRA to combat greenwashing and other related financial misconduct and help further develop Australia's sustainable finance market.

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