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MyRetirement too product heavy: Morningstar

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2017
... insurance more available, Morningstar said it supports this, but it cannot be solely achieved by bundling it with other components into a single product. "Longevity insurance in and of itself is a complicated product, adding to this by incorporating ...

Good to go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2017
... 0.7% expansion initially estimated and better than market expectations for a small upgrade to 0.9%. Better, the GDP components that matter most to growth were the ones that improved best. Household consumption's contribution to first quarter GDP growth ...

No 'Plan B' for Brexit "twist and turns"

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2017
... over the forecast period; and that more subdued household spending growth is largely balanced by a pickup in other components of demand." These are also "conditioned on the assumptions that the adjustment to the United Kingdom's new relationship with ...

Government pushes ahead with new ASIC funding model

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017
... meanwhile, will be used in cases where regulatory costs tend to vary significantly, and may include both fixed and graduated components. There will be a maximum levy cap for publicly listed companies; the draft report said this was because ASIC's regulatory ...

The case for internal investment teams

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 24 APR 2017
... Brindle said. In Australia at least 10 large superannuation funds have insourced or are in the process of insourcing components of investment management. However not everyone agrees that going down the path of internal investment management is a good ...

Think carefully before internalising investment: PwC

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2017
... recent years, at least 10 large Australian superannuation funds have insourced or are in the process of insourcing components of investment management. Notably, industry superannuation fund Cbus significantly expanded its in-house investment team in ...

Not as good as the headline

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017
... in January, the 1.0% growth in February exports is weaker than December's 5.0 surge and growth in some of its major components - non-rural goods (up 1%); services (up 1%); net exports under mercantiling (0%) - not that spectacular. Rural goods exports ...

Government to aid growth of social impact investment

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2017
... Scott Morrison outlined the government's position on social impact investing, calling for submissions on three key components: 1. The role the Australian Government should play in the social impact investing market; 2. Feedback on the government principles ...

Top 10 executive appointments in 2016

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2016
... restructure the Personal Banking division became Consumer Banking and Wealth Management and includes the distribution components of Wealth Management, as well as the Personal Banking network. It also includes UBank. 2. Round of redundancies in IOOF product ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2016
... December 2014's reading of 100.3 and higher than even the top range of expectations (94.9 - 97.0). Eight out of the 10 components of the survey registered increases in November led by economic expectations (12 in November from -7 in October) and sales ...