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Turning lazy cash into super savings

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2017
... founder and managing director Christian Raftery said the app empowers consumers to save money towards retirement, whilst gaining a better understanding of their finances and achieving financial wellness. "Most people don't realise they have lazy cash ...

Latin America: the best-kept investment secret

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2017
... years and a 50% share of all Latin American trade, both private and public markets in the Pacific Alliance are quickly gaining exposure. On the unlisted side, Botero highlighted major infrastructure investment (through a combination of equity and debt) ...

Annuity sales soar as deferred products loom

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2017
... expertise," Chun said. Chun said CFS will continue evolving its strategies as new products come to market, while also gaining a greater understanding of the challenges that advisers and customers face at the various stages of retirement planning. "Another ...

The future lies in wellness: WSSA

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2017
... budgeting, spending, saving for emergencies, superannuation and preparing for retirement. "These types of programs are gaining traction with employers and we see this as a huge opportunity for workplace super specialists who could partner with or white ...

The negatives in the positive jobs report

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2017
... still our friend for the trend measures show total and full-time employment still rising strongly. But after steadily gaining momentum from July last year (4000 added), the monthly trend measure of total employment gains peaked in in April this year ...

ASX flags imminent blockchain transition

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2017
... course of the year to more than $370 million." The platform had 174 funds available via 18 brokers; it was successful in gaining ASIC's approval to quote long-form funds on its mFund settlement service. Among the highlights for the financial year, the ...

Fed gets green light

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2017
... 2018 - here we come. US consumers are back to what they do best - shopping. Retail sales increased by 0.6% in July after gaining 0.3% (revised from a 0.2% fall) in the previous month. This is the fastest monthly rate since December last year and higher ...

Advisers backing fractional property investment

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 10 JUL 2017
... for sale at any time online. "Increasing our footprint on platforms is validation that our fractional property fund is gaining wider acceptance and a place in portfolio construction that can fit into any structure. It also demonstrates the flexibility ...

Stronger growth sans inflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2017
... 53.1, the sector remains in expansion (for the 10th straight month). The Nikkei PMI survey revealed that Japan may be gaining some headway into inflation. According to the report, "Price pressures subsequently remain elevated, and led to a rate of pass-through ...

Eurozone gaining momentum

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2017
... markets are speculating that the European Central Bank (ECB) would follow suit...and soon. After all the Eurozone economy's gaining momentum. GDP growth accelerated to 1.9% in the year to the March quarter from 1.8% in the December 2016 quarter. Using ...