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Fed's pause becomes the ECB's problem

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2019
"Patient and flexible". These are the two words the US Federal Reserve has us mulling over with regards to the conduct of its monetary policy over the course of 2019. How patient and flexible? The CME FedWatch Tool puts the probability of the fed funds ...

Engagement should be easier: Productivity Commission

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 10 JAN 2019
The Productivity Commission's final report into the efficiency and competitiveness of superannuation blasted the system for making engagement harder for fund members. The Commission's final report took aim at the superannuation system and government ...

Fed steady with a slight chance of a rate cut

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 JAN 2019
... labour market remains solid, punctuated by the surprisingly stronger-than-expected 312K jump in non-farm payrolls in December (versus consensus predictions for a 180K gain). While the unemployment rate has ticked up to 3.9% from the 49-year low of 3.7% ...

Hiring continues but wage growth under pressure

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JAN 2019
The Royal Commission inquiry and the state of the property market has not dampened the financial services sector's positive hiring intentions over the next three months, recruitment firm ManpowerGroup says, but there are challenges. The finance, insurance ...

Advice groups sign on to HUB24

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JAN 2019
HUB24 has signed on two national advice businesses, as its total funds under management crossed the $10 billion mark. Brisbane-based licensee AdviceIQ Partners brings 31 registered planners to HUB24's platform. The licensee has added 10 planners ...

Pension fund giant mandates Fidelity

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JAN 2019
The $2 trillion Japanese pension fund has appointed Fidelity's asset management arm to manage passive domestic equities. The Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) appointed FIL Investments Japan and Resona Bank on December 26. Both will manage ...

BlackRock and Microsoft develop retirement platform

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 8 JAN 2019
BlackRock will partner with the global technology giant to develop a new retirement platform. Noting the responsibility for retirement planning now rests with millions of Americans, Microsoft has partnered with BlackRock, and the two global giants intend ...

MetLife Australia wins tech award

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 8 JAN 2019
Over the Christmas break, MetLife Australia's tech team took home an international award for its claims platform launched to Statewide Super's members last year. MetLife chief information officer Tim Batten's team snagged a spot on ACORD's ...

Retail investors see limited upside in 2019

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 JAN 2019
Retail investors predict the trajectory of the local share market will be flat in 2019, but expect to be rewarded with modest returns, Investment Trends' latest survey shows. The 2195 investors canvassed in the monthly Investor Intentions Index ...

Blue Sky appoints CFO

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 7 JAN 2019
Blue Sky Alternative Investments is still searching for a chief executive and a chief risk officer, but it begins 2019 with a new chief financial officer as it reboots its executive lineup. Elizabeth Walker starts as Blue Sky Alternative Investments' ...