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Chief economist update: Lower rates still fail to animate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019
Uh-oh...we might be getting in trouble now. Not only are Australian households not lifting their spending despite the drop in the official cash rate to a record low 0.75% but it's looking a lot like businesses aren't too. The Australian Bureau ...

Chief economist update: RBA holds but for how long?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2019
... changes in interest rates to filter through into the economy - proving that the RBA is justified with its optimism. The worry is that weak and weakening household consumption could become more entrenched before then, taking the Australian economy into ...

Consumers trust super funds about as much as banks

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2019
... should be a concern to the industry that trust in super funds is at a similar level to trust in the big banks. "It's both a worry and a wakeup call to the industry that only six in 10 Australians trust their super funds to act in their best interest," ...

Chief economist update: Negative bang for RBA, government's buck

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2019
... rate reductions - house price expectations have increased by 5.9% over the month and a whopping 36.1% over the year. The worry is that the drop in consumer sentiment because of concerns over the domestic economy becomes self-feeding; a condition described ...

Merger costs may impact short-term returns: ASI

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2019
... which way the successor fund transfer goes." Capital gains tax relief On the upside, merging super funds don't have to worry too much about capital gains tax. "There is currently some rollover relief for merging funds for capital gain so generally ...

The highest honour: 2018 AOTY reflects on win

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
... than ever," he said. As for aspiring advisers of the year, Robertson's best advice is to focus on your strengths and not worry about the noise out there. Robertson added: "Try and add as much value as you can anywhere you go and although at times it ...

Climate policy more than divesting: UniSuper

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2019
... converting this to an actionable investment [thesis], it's very, very difficult. It's hard to convince your members, 'Don't worry about the next 10 or 20 years, this will play out in 100.' Well, sorry, that doesn't wash," he said. "I agree with all the ...

Chief economist update: Greater than the Great Recession of 2008

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2019
You know the world's in trouble when the Fed starts contemplating negative interest rates... and then some. "There are other types of policies that probably aren't getting as much analysis. But one is negative interest rate policies. Those are ...

Former financial adviser jailed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2019
... Stevenson said. "He did talk a lot and if we tried to ask questions he'd brush things aside and say it was all going well, don't worry about it." When Madison reported the misconduct to Stevenson, she was told that the only investment in her SMSF was ...

Chief economist update: BOE flips tightening bias to easing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2019
The strong US non-farm payrolls report - employment grew by 224,000 in June, beating expectations for a 160,000 gain and a sharp rebound from the 72,000 added in the previous month - failed to remove or even reduce the odds for a Fed rate cut this month. ...