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Chief economist update: The power of one

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2019
... at a record low 0.75% in November if he is right". Bill could be right because, according to Vesna: "Mr Evans is the only big four economist to call for three interest rate cuts from the Reserve Bank in this easing cycle, and the first to introduce cuts ...

Fintechs to play vital ESG role: AXA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2019
... it, which is why we're working with Rosenberg [Equities] and fintechs to make it more actionable." Christensen explained a big part of the challenge is being able to effectively communicate how environmental, social and governance (ESG) integration is ...

Industry pledges Uluru statement support

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2019
... our country's journey towards reconciliation." The fund has also signed up to the First Nations Foundation's 2019 Big Super Day Out which provides free superannuation help and support to First Nations people. "At Sunsuper, we're implementing ...

Chief economist update: Currency manipulators beware

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2019
... of under-valuation of a particular currency versus the US dollar. On January 10 this year, The Economist published its 'Big Mac' index. It showed that apart from the overvaluation of the Swiss franc (18.7%), Norwegian krone (5.0%) and Swedish ...

Chief economist update: It'll hurt me more than it hurts you

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2019
If very, very recent history is any guide, US President Donald Trump would soon be tempering his trade war tweets versus China. Trump did so early this year - prompting financial markets and economic and business agents to expect that a trade deal is ...

Hard times ahead for platforms

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2019
... wealth management giants could lose more than 30% of their platform profits even if they undertake "radical cost surgery". The big players' funds under administration have been plagued by leakage to independent platforms, retail super outflows and administration ...

Fintech no real threat: Researcher

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2019
Australia's big banks are well placed to defend their position against fintechs hoping to disrupt the industry, according to a new report from Moody's. While fintechs may be seen to pose a growing threat, large banks have the financial resources to ...

Australia lags on dividends

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2019
Australian companies have kept their combined dividend payout flat for five years, even as they continue to climb up globally, according to the latest Janus Henderson Dividend Index. Global dividends now sit at almost twice the level they were at a ...

Industry responds to election outcome

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2019
... "revenge of the Howard battlers" and said the Prime Minister's campaign "exploited middle Australia's fears about Labor's big taxing and far-reaching reform agenda." "Electoral results suggest the so-called 'Howard battlers' - the great mass of tradies ...

Lifecycle fails to woo industry super

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2019
... AustralianSuper, UniSuper and Hostplus have so far stuck to single strategy products. On the other hand, the super businesses of all big four banks now use lifecycle products as defaults, with NAB's MLC being the latest entrant. In total, 25 super ...