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Chief economist update: US consumer sentiment cops bullet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2019
"Not happy, Jan!" For the young ones, the quote refers to Telstra's "yellow pages" advertisement back in the days before the internet, when you, I and Irene scoured through pages and pages (two volumes of it) of listings to buy stuff or get our ...

Superannuation reforms splits opinion: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2019
... professionalism, integrity and sustainability of the $755 billion SMSF sector. It's significant that the Commission is on the same page as ASIC in recognising the importance of advice providers who are appropriately educated," he said. The Commission ...

The problem the Productivity Commission is trying to fix

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 JAN 2019
Australia's superannuation sector in trying to digest the Productivity Commission's 700-page report with its 31 recommendations need to keep in mind the massive structural problems it is trying to fix. The fundamental problem that has perplexed ...

ANZ hid reasons for executive pay cuts

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2018
... for their pay cuts in its FY18 remuneration report - a document which Elliott, at one point said, is possibly the most-read page in the bank's annual report. "That's a good question [why the bank did not mention it]. I can say it's not market ...

Responsible investment guide launched

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2018
... strategies swells. AXA Investment Managers worked with Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) to create the 22-page guide that aims to decode the sector. The guide lays out the size of Australia's responsible investing industry, market ...

Chief economist update: Wall Street in drunken sailor's shadow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2018
The ups and downs in US equities over the past weeks reminds me of the book, "A Random Walk on Wall Street", authored by Princeton University economics professor Burton Malkiel back in 1973, which posited that: "...short run changes in stock prices ...

Industry funds lead website experience

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2018
... between the ratings of the superannuation calculators provided by retail and industry funds. Retail superfunds rated better on page simplicity (0.5 points higher), information clarity (0.3 points higher) and overall satisfaction (0.5 points higher). ...

CBA board ignored key issues in deciding executive pay

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2018
... intention, but it might be the impression created," Livingstone said. More issues came to light as Orr brought up a five-page-long table that was attached to the CRO's letter and detailed the matters considered by the risk and remuneration review committee. ...

You got me at like: Advisers tap social to retain clients

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2018
... certified champions of social media as a client retention strategy. There's the usual stuff: an Instagram account, a Facebook page and a snazzy-looking website. But then there's the level-up material: SEO-optimised video content, different landing ...

BlackRock outlines ETF plans for Australia

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018
... accounts industry, owing to a demand for transparency." Christian Obrist spoke to Financial Standard as a part of the back-page profile for our print issue. In his full profile out Tuesday, 2 October 2018, he spoke about his career, interests and the ...