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Chief economist update: At the core-core of it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2018
Financial markets could have a brand new worry (or not) depending on the outcome of the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) monetary policy meeting that's due to conclude this day. The 30-31 July meeting is particularly significant given last week's flare-up ...

ESG considerations material to long-term success

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2018
... research from Regnan dispels investor myths about the usefulness of ESG investing. According to Regnan, investors need not worry about the cost of considering material ESG risks in portfolios. The research house claims the long-term performance of a ...

Leave dividend imputation system as is: Plato

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2018
... implications for retirees. The majority of (87%) of respondents said the crackdown would severely affect retirees; this worry however, was slightly appeased when Labor announced it would shield pensioners and allowance recipients from the abolition of ...

Chief economist update: It's always slow in America in Q1

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2018
... growth and an even sharper slowdown from the September 2017 quarter's 3.2% expansion and June's 3.1% Much more of a worry is the sharp deceleration in household spending growth - that which accounts for around 70% of the US economy. Personal ...

Chief economist update: Shanghai's drop is China's problem, the yuan's slide is everyone's

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2018
... since December last year. What surprised me was Bloomberg's headline, "China's Yuan Tumble Blindsides Traders, Spurs Worry Over Impact". This doesn't make sense for as funds flow out of Chinese equities, there would be less demand for the ...

Chief economist update: Lessons from the last world trade war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2018
Most equity market investors are concerned but not yet alarmed at Trump's protectionist policies. This could be because the financial media is calling it a trade dispute, a trade spat and not a trade war (or is it because of the markets' relatively ...

Best-in-show funds pose pressing issues for advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2018
The Productivity Commission's proposed best-in-show list of the top 10 default superannuation products could have pressing implications for financial advisers which shouldn't be overlooked. According to Wealthdigital technical manager Rob Lavery, the ...

What worries Aussie advisers: Natixis

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUN 2018
... portfolio concerns for Aussie financial advisers. Sixty-eight percent said asset price volatility spikes were their biggest worry followed by interest rate hikes (59.3%) and low yields (41.3%). Surprisingly, Aussie advisers were more upbeat than global ...

Chief economist update: Rush hour is over for the BOE

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2018
We are one and we are many, and all of us don't expect any movement from the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) when it meets at 2.30pm today for its monthly monetary policy deliberations. Yes Virginia, RBA Governor Philip Lowe has already gone on ...

Chief economist update: Erdogan's Turkey is cooked

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2018
... Erdogan's erroneous economic thinking is corrected. Erdogan's belief that high interest rates cause inflation is a worry in itself but worry more about his pledge to take greater control of monetary policy if he wins re-election at the June 24 ...