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Australian economy proceeding according to projections

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... forecast is a forecast. It's an educated guess that could turn out accurate, an over-estimation or under-estimation. Not to worry, Australian economic and survey data released over the past few days give credence to the RBA's FY2017/18 growth forecast ...

WTW launches insto platform

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2017
... entity for each of the underlying fund and the investment managers will become adviser to the underlying fund, and [won't] worry about operational hassles anymore." WTW has US$3 trillion global assets under advice and US$86.4 billion in assets under ...

Open data carries privacy risk: ABA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2017
... She used the need for regulation around payday lenders that ask for access to bank accounts as an example. "What we don't worry about is that those payday lenders are then using that data to re-market to those consumers to say, 'Ah, look, they're nearly ...

Housing crisis takes emotional toll on Gen X

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2017
Sixty-eight per cent of Gen Xers worry they will be locked out of the property market and for many the prospect is taking an emotional toll, the latest ME Bank study shows. The findings, which come from a study of 1000 "wannabe home owners", shows many ...

Accountants expand robo-advice reach

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2017
... investment strategies have three years track record and our software keeps portfolios balanced so accountants don't need to worry if they're clients are getting sensible investment advice." Brycki was recently named as a member of the Financial Advisers ...

BT and Asgard add bond fund

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2017
... disaggregated, specialist government bond manager continues to grow as heightened bank-related portfolio exposures continue to worry advisors and asset allocators," he said

Good for now worrying for later

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2017
"The February NAB Monthly Business Survey gave back the surprisingly strong gains seen in the previous month..." This was the opening line of the NAB report on business confidence and business conditions for February. How much were given back? Business ...

RBA zeroes in on balance sheets

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2017
... whether or not households have balance sheets that can withstand a downturn," she explained. She added: "The other issue we worry about, in a systemic sense, is to what extent is there procyclicality in the prices of these things? Is there evidence that ...

Omega unveils equity income fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2017
... share market. "We are on track for an April hard launch. The regular income needs of Australian retirees, who want less worry about their capital and the opportunity for longer-term growth in their retirement savings is the target market for the Australian ...

Little pay, little spend

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2017
Data updates on Japan have been a mixture of good and bad in recent times. The latest stats on wages belong to the not so good ones, particularly with respect to the Bank of Japan's goal of reviving inflation in the economy. Average monthly cash earnings ...