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Interest in early access to super rises

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2019
AMP has experienced a spike in the number of financial adviser queries regarding early access to superannuation. Analysing the more than 2000 calls received by the team in February, AMP said there was a significant rise in the number of advisers looking ...

Chief economist update: Trump tweets bull market back into China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2019
Two tweets from the US President (only because it couldn't fit in one) were all it took to send China's stocks soaring and turn its market technically from a bear to a bull. China's Shanghai Composite Index spiked 5.6% yesterday after US ...

Charities and trust: Glass half empty or half full?

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2019
... financial mismanagement, potential harm to beneficiaries, private benefit or fraudulent activity. The regulator attributed the spike in complaints to better awareness. "Increased media coverage of charity issues and a better understanding of the ACNC's ...

Chief economist update: La vita is no longer e bella

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2019
... debt to GDP ratio from the current 132% - the second biggest in the Eurozone next to Greece's 179% - causing another spike in Italian bond yields.

Private markets attractive for global institutions: BlackRock

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 8 JAN 2019
... allocations to illiquid assets, including private credit," he said. BlackRock's survey shows real assets are also set for a spike from institutional investors in 2019, with 54% of respondents indicating they anticipate increasing their allocations to ...

New SG laws hit Senate

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2018
... would be exacerbating the savings gap between men and women, the paper said. A significant trend Treasury said, was the spike in applications for bariatric surgery or weight loss surgery, together with a smaller proportion for vitro fertilisation or ...

Digital advice engagement spikes for super members

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2018
... and, most importantly, they can and do act to make changes for a better retirement," the report said. It pointed out the spike in engagement could also be due to the effect of the Royal Commission into Misconduct in Banking, Superannuation and Financial ...

Investors unfazed by market volatility: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2018
... slowdown, higher bond yields and oil prices is a challenging backdrop for many asset classes," she said. The most recent spike in the US 10-year yields in September was driven by real yields, not inflation expectations, she added. "This, combined with ...

Chief economist update: Blame and trim

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2018
... slowed to a year-on-year rate of 0.6% had it not been for the 30.0% jump in fuel prices that, in turn was driven by a 32% spike in petroleum prices in the year to September. "...prices for foods, feeds, and beverages fell over the same period and prices ...

Frequent traders re-evaluate broking landscape

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2018
Online brokers are being presented with a new business case to capture the most frequent traders - a group which has spiked in its considerations about switching broking platforms. Research firm Investment Trends said 9% of traders which transact more ...