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Looking ahead key to flipping bad money habits

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 10 JUL 2017
About 10% of Australians struggle so much with debt that it directly impacts their wellbeing and UBank believes widespread financial mismanagement is the result of a severe disconnect from our future selves. UBank, NAB's digital-only offering, conducted ...

Australian property love affair cannot please everyone

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2017
The just-released RBA Financial Aggregates report for May show that Australia's credit state of affairs continues. Total private sector credit growth inched up from 4.9% in the year to April to 5% last month. While this put a stop to the four straight ...

The Fed's inflation and asset price conundrum

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2017
US Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen revealed her thoughts on inflation, inflation expectations and asset valuations when she spoke before the British Academy 'President's Lecture' in London last night. Yellen reiterated the message from the 14 June ...

Be careful what you wish for

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2017
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) meets again Tuesday next week and no one expects it to raise or lower interest rates after the 6 June soiree. The Australian central bank is caught between the proverbial rock and a hard place. It's caught between ...

Industry fund teams with Challenger on retirement

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2017
Industry 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 ...

Banks must overhaul product-based incentives

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2017
Retail banking practices don't carry "significant systemic risks" that deliver poor customer outcomes, an independent review has found. Some current practices however, are promoting unacceptable behaviours inconsistent with good customer outcomes and ...

Of war, rate hikes and balance sheets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 APR 2017
Trump's actions against Syria show that he walks the talk, putting Chinese president Xi on notice that the US may yet make good on its threat to slap a 45% tariff on Chinese imports. America's missile assault on Syria, in retaliation for the chemical ...

Record adviser numbers attend Sydney ABDO

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2017
The Financial Standard Advisers Big Day Out (ABDO) Investment Manager Roadshow hit Sydney today, with more than 500 financial advisers and industry professionals registering for the annual event. Held at Shangri-La Hotel, Pyrford International strategic ...

ASIC compensation skyrockets

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2017
The amount of compensation for consumers and investors collected by ASIC in the second half of 2016 surged to $159.4 million, up from $13.4 million in the first half. The latest ASIC Enforcement Report shows 63 infringement notices were issued - $2.9 ...

Mercer launches LifetimePlus 2.0

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2017
In order to make its longevity solution more accessible to retail investors and advisers, Mercer has created a second version of LifetimePlus. The new version incorporates 35% growth assets - originally it was fully defensive - and has been streamlined ...