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Eurozone low-flation to 2020

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 DEC 2017
... Bank's (ECB) most recent forward guidance indicating that euro area interest rates will remain on ice until at least the third quarter of next year. Headline inflation accelerated to 1.5% in the year to November from 1.4% in the previous month, unchanged ...

NAB refunds home loan customers

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2017
... customers who had an offset account during the relevant period but had repaid their home loan before 2017. It engaged a third-party reviewer to ensure its compliance systems will prevent a similar error occurring in future. NAB said: "We sincerely apologise ...

Career progression positive for women advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2017
New research shows more women are considering a career in financial advice and have a positive outlook on the future of the industry. A joint study conducted by BT Financial Group (BTFG) and the Financial Services Council (FSC), which canvassed 800 ...

Aurora traces stolen $1 million to former owner

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2017
... - likely referring to ex-chief financial officer Betty Poon - and that funds were transferred to SAM, the ATO and "other third parties." "There was no legitimate purpose for any of the transfers from the Aurora Property Buy-Write Trust bank account. ...

Expecting the expected

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 DEC 2017
... hike at its previous meeting. The minutes of the BOE meeting warned that fourth quarter growth could come in lower than the third quarter's 0.4% gain but "he measures announced in the Autumn Budget will lessen the drag on aggregate demand stemming from ...

Jobs, jobs, jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2017
... spending. The latest National Accounts figures showed that household consumption only contributed 0.1 percentage point to third quarter GDP growth, down from the 0.5 percentage point it added in the June quarter. More up-to-date data on retail spending ...

HNWI financial advice demand falls: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2017
... major concerns. Credit Suisse found the number of Australian millionaires rose by 200,000 in the year to June, marking the third-largest increase after the US and Germany in its global wealth ranking. Over the same period, the number of ultra-high net ...

Three is the magic number

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2017
... the lifts in March, June and this month were on the ball. To be sure, the Fed can't be faulted whether it delivered this third rate hike or not. The Fed presidents of Chicago (Evans) and Minneapolis (Kashkari) even voted against a rate hike this month. ...

Super and insurance inquiry necessary: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2017
... More than 60% of respondents believe including super and insurance in the Royal Commission is warranted, while about one-third don't support the Federal Government's move to investigate the nature, extent and effect of misconduct in the wider financial ...

America is full

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2017
There is nothing in the November US labour numbers to stop the Fed from delivering its "promised" third rate hike finale for 2017 this week. US employment increased by 228K in November following a 244K gain in October. This is greater than market expectations ...