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Advisers react to Royal Commission revelations

JAMIE WILLIAMSON, KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
... Prominent Financial Services The majority of the submissions have surrounded banks and larger financial institutions, it seems pretty obvious that the larger the organisation the harder it is to scrutinise the actions of individuals and hold them accountable ...

Chief economist update: Prudence, patience and persistence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
... significant, sharp declines, we see that, first of all, the fact that all countries reported means that this loss of momentum is pretty broad across countries. It's also broad across sectors because when we look at the indicators, it's both hard and ...

Social media singles out ASIC in Royal Commission coverage

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2018
... Likewise, Consumer Action Law Centre senior policy officer Susan Quinn noted how many SMSFs have received poor advice. Pretty unbelievable conduct being exposed here. How the systems that underpin a core business offering could be that bad should tell ...

Investor education key to healthy ETF market: SPDR

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2018
... goal? If you're buying the S&P 500 ETF and you look at the holdings and see the stocks of the S&P 500, you should feel pretty good. But if you see a bunch of derivatives, that might not be the right product for you," he said.

Instos chasing EM debt for value

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2018
... debt analyst Darren Capeloto added: "In a world where deposit rates are really low, getting double-digit-type yields is pretty compelling." "It's a challenging environment, though. It's very resource-intensive as every country has a different narrative. ...

Affordable advice outsourcing at the ready

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2018
... chief executive Stephen Handley said many advisers are interested in outsourcing but are often deterred. "I think it's pretty safe to say that all financial services businesses would like to find ways to combat the ever-increasing cost to doing business...By ...

Insto mandate seeds Aviva fund launch

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2018
... and if they continue to increase, and selected equity markets and emerging market debt continues to deliver, "then I'm pretty confident we'll meet client expectations and targets over the balance of the year." The chief executive said 2018 will be the ...

Chief economist update: New Fed chief, same policy direction (but more transparent)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2018
... Representatives in his first testimony as head honcho of the US Federal Reserve. In a prepared text chairman Powell painted a pretty picture of the economy: "...the economic outlook remains strong. The robust job market should continue to support growth ...

Record high returns elusive in 2018: Economist

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2018
... perhaps past its peak in momentum, Baur said, adding he expects 1% to 1.5% growth this year. "This sounds low but it's pretty good for a country with a declining population. They've got an incredibly low unemployment rate at 2.8%," he said. China will ...

Only way is up for global economy: Baur

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 9 JAN 2018
... part of a broad theme where economically the world returns to the "old normal". "The old normal to me is where growth is pretty good; where people are confident; where companies are expanding, and capital spending is growing; wage growth is picking up ...