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Life insurers lost $3.4b over five years: APRA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2019
... with excessively generous features and terms that, in some cases, provide a financial disincentive for policyholders to return to work." In response Zurich said it welcomes the comments made by APRA. "Zurich...welcomes efforts made to ensure the long ...

Cbus hikes fees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2019
... move was the first account keeping fee increase in a decade and will make sure fund services keep pace with member expectations and regulatory requirements. "We work hard to keep fees as low as possible and this is the first increase to the weekly flat ...

Chief economist update: Chinese green shoots?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2019
... November - 50 separates contraction from expansion - from 49.3 in the previous month. This is better than market expectations for a small gain to 49.5 and marks the first expansion in manufacturing activity since April this year. Manufacturing output ...

Active fixed income funds review fees

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2019
... income research and alternatives. "Many active fixed income managers are rebasing their fees, as the actual return expectations have come down," Sebire says. "If the yield to maturity on [government bond indices] is less than 2%, it is just not fair ...

FS Roundtable: Striking the perfect balance

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2019
... alternatives as yet and finds the education piece with the retail segment typically involves bringing in their return expectations in line. Seeing that a gap exists between alternatives and retail clients, Martel believes ETFs have a potential role to ...

Chief economist update: RBA rate cut outlook

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2019
... Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) latest update on the country's consumer price inflation has changed market expectations with regards to how low the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will take the official cash rate. First things first; the ...

Inflation the forgotten risk to retiree portfolios

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2019
... their portfolio would underperform, and unlike the Global Financial Crisis where it caused them to underperform their expectations by 10%, inflation massively damages their outcome, and they're actually 30% worse off in terms of their wealth at the ...

Chief economist update: Is the A$ becoming a safe-haven currency?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2019
... will reduce interest rates again at its October 29-30 FOMC meeting strengthened (with 93% probability) as against expectations that the RBA would remain on hold at its next board meeting on November 5. Unlike China, Australia may not be playing the tit-for-tat ...

Chief economist update: Beam us up Scotty

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019
... nail on the head when "suggested business confidence and investment would improve if more companies reduced their expectations for returns to reflect lower funding costs". (AFR) Using the ANZ's experience, Elliot pointed out that his bank still assumes ...

VicSuper hits sustainability target early

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2019
... several assets, such as low carbon equities and solar. VicSuper chief executive Michael Dundon said that as community expectations grow, super funds need to have a clear strategy to not only deliver on their goals, but also to report on their achievements. ...

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Australian Retirement Trust people chief to depart

ELIZABETH FRY
Australian Retirement Trust has confirmed the departure of chief people officer Helen Jackson, who will leave at the end of the financial year.

SSGA loses $2.4bn in two months

KARREN VERGARA
State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) suffered $2.4 billion in net outflows over the last two months of 2023, the majority of which hit its Australian and international equities products.

AFCA seeks industry feedback on approaches

ELIZA BAVIN
The financial complaints authority is asking the industry for feedback on how it approaches issues and reaches decisions.

Apex, ACA partner to broaden client services

ANDREW MCKEAN
Apex Group and ACA Group have formed a partnership to offer their clients a wider range of services.

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