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Retirees force the politics of income

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018
... Economists Forum that retirees' influence on populism is a major dilemma for asset managers globally. Since the Global Financial Crisis retirees have revised down their income targets and this, in part, helped evaporate political consensus. Retirees ...

Chief economist update: This time is different

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2018
... naysayers predicting the sky to fall. Recall Nouriel "Dr. Doom" Roubini's forecast back in the midst of the global financial crisis in 2009? "My main scenario is that it's highly likely it goes to 600 or below," Roubini said today in an interview at ...

Derivatives costly and ineffective: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2018
... median balanced super fund has posted eight consecutive financial years of positive returns since the global financial crisis. Investment returns in six of those years have been no lower than 8.7% as central banks around the world have flooded markets ...

Australia's wealth gap deepens: Oxfam

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2018
Australian billionaires amassed a $115.4 billion fortune in FY17, representing a 140% jump since the Global Financial Crisis, according to an Oxfam analysis. The Oxfam Growing Gulf Between Work and Wealth paper found Australia's richest 1% had more ...

FS has you covered in 2017

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017
... anniversary of the Asian financial crisis that began in Thailand; and arguably the 10th anniversary of the Global Financial Crisis. The annual breakfast forum, held at The Westin in Sydney, covered off Trump's impact on the US economy and the global ...

HNWI financial advice demand falls: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2017
... almost all HNWI expect to face investment-related challenges in 2018, and the perceived threat of another global financial crisis and difficulties in investment selection are major concerns. Credit Suisse found the number of Australian millionaires rose ...

Down, down business conditions are down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 DEC 2017
... necessary skills". We, Australians all, may just get higher pay increases we haven't been getting since the global financial crisis - around 4.0% wage growth pre-GFC and 2.0% as at the September quarter. But note Alan's statement that "wage costs are ...

LGIAsuper grows executive team

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2017
... management from $3 billion to more than $11 billion. "His leadership helped LGIAsuper emerge from the Global Financial Crisis as one of Australia's best-performing super funds," LGIAsuper chair John Smith said. "With David focusing on investments, Noonan ...

Beyond 6000

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2017
... point mark. The first attempt was in May 2008 when it reached a high of 5908.08 points that year. The global financial crisis, the European sovereign debt crisis, the Arab spring, and China's slowdown (which battered Australia's mining sector) prevented ...

S&P hit with historic court decision

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2017
... individuals, councils across Australia, significant charitable organisations and churches - in the lead-up to the global financial crisis. Participating investors have been granted leave to pursue a "tort of deceit" claim, which alleges that S&P deliberately ...