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Chief economist update: Oil's well that ends 2019 well

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2019
... kb/d (kilo barrels per day) to 2.1 mb/d. However, in its latest Oil Market Report, the International Energy Agency (IEA) notes that: "If all the countries comply with their new allocations and Saudi Arabia delivers the rest of its voluntary cut of 0.4 ...

ASIC takes action against TAL over RC case

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2019
... it was revealed TAL was referring to medical treatment the customer had received for depression. According to case study notes in the second volume of the Commission's final report, the customer failed to disclose her prior history with the mental ...

ACCC immunity deal questioned by court

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019
... questioned the immunity deal, saying the statements provided have been compromised as the JPMorgan executives were shown notes about the ANZ sale by the investigators at the ACCC. Presiding magistrate Jennifer Giles labelled the prosecution's case as ...

New social network for advisers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2019
... the list of delegates on FPA Community." Congress will be the first test for the new tool, with workshop presentations and notes available through FPA Community. Financial Standard is the official media partner of the 2019 FPA Congress.

Chief economist update: US consumer power

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2019
... 500 companies have reported a positive revenue surprise." A good result but... a result of managed expectations? Factset notes that: "For Q3 2019, the blended earnings decline for the S&P 500 is -2.3%. If -2.3% is the actual decline for the quarter ...

Chief economist update: Cloudy 2020 vision for OECD

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2019
... when the expected de-escalation of the Sino-US trade friction appears to have a hit a stumbling block. Moreover, Factset notes 'Politico's' report that: "Trump administration officials considering starting a new trade investigation into the ...

How personality tests add value in advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2019
... executive of Mayflower Consulting, said she can see why some clients might be interested in this unconventional approach but notes that it's not for everyone. "People are looking for coaching as part of a more holistic approach to advice. I think ...

FS Roundtable: Striking the perfect balance

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2019
... to some parts of Europe and Asia because there is a healthy demand for bonds now and going forward. In Australia, Martel notes a large percentage of retirees have professional investment management - an observation which he commends. Yields might be ...

Adviser scammed family, friends

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019
... owed to the franchise's soda machine vendor. Amongst Friends Investment Group investors purchased high-yield promissory notes and were promised 20% every 60 days. In reality, Amongst Friends Investment Group incurred heavy losses trading securities and ...

Former Apogee, GPS Wealth advisers banned

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2019
... representative of Apogee, was not adequately trained or competent to provide financial services and was found to have backdated file notes, ASIC said. The regulator reviewed files of clients that wanted to purchase an investment property and were referred ...