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Which part of the elephant are you holding?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017
... World Bank's optimistic outlook on commodities. This would have negative implications for Australia's external trade accounts. Below are the World Bank's predictions in its April "Commodity Markets Outlook": Crude oil prices remain projected to average ...

Twitter becomes gateway to 30 million 'investment' audience

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017
Nine in 10 financial advisers in the US said they have gained new clients through their social media accounts, research shows. According to a 2016 social media survey by Putnam Investments, there are now more than 30 million Twitter users in the US ...

Victorian DB liabilities hit $44bn

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2017
... ratio is expected to fall to 27%. Illustrating the significance of these amounts, total state taxation revenue which accounts for 30% of Victorian state revenue in 2017-18 is estimated to be $21.8 billion, meaning a full year of taxation revenue wouldn't ...

Australia can benefit from Brexit and Trump

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2017
... three recipients of those funds being the US, the UK and New Zealand. However, flows to China and India combined only accounts for 2.9% of Australia's total outbound investment. "These are significant emerging markets with an exploding middle class demanding ...

100 days of Trump (and counting)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2017
... This is below expectations for a 1.1% expansion and the slowest pace in three years. Uglier still, because the National Accounts show a sharp deceleration in household spending growth - that which makes up around 70% of national output -- to 0.3% (annualised) ...

Banks can offer fintech an olive branch

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2017
... Commonwealth Bank warned the use of certain fintech services could invalidate the protection CBA provides from losses on accounts relating to fraud. Specifically, the bank warned customers about on screen-scraping technology which requires customers ...

Oxford University assisting Aussie advisers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2017
... England, Standard Life and South Africa's Sanlam, as well as a number of IFAs. The Oxford Risk Rating Online solution accounts for risk tolerance, suitability, risk capacity and knowledge and experience, while algorithms are re-calibrated regularly to ...

Millennials' financial heartache drives P2P lending

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2017
Poor rates on savings accounts, pricey property, and stock market volatility is leading an influx of millennial money to peer-to-peer lending. According to P2P lending platform RateSetter, millennials are coming in droves to seek out alternatives to ...

Industry fund teams with Challenger on retirement

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2017
... superannuation fund legalsuper is expanding its retirement product offering with the addition of two Challenger guaranteed income accounts. Both Lifetime and Fixed Term guaranteed income accounts will now be available - to provide members with a guaranteed ...

Unclaimed money hits $1.1bn: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2017
Some $1.1 billion of unclaimed money is lying in dormant bank accounts, life insurance and shares, according to ASIC. There is about $62.5 million in unclaimed life insurance policy payouts; $458 million in bank accounts and $309 million in shares and ...