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Scared of inflation? Try deflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2018
... course of 2017 - a total of 1.0% increase -- along with the shrinking its balance sheet (started in October last year, is anything but good news. After so many years of running an abnormal monetary policy, it's getting back to normality... because growth ...

Open banking regime to boost advice

DARREN SNYDER, KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2018
... time spent on manually assessing client records. "We can pull out one large lump sum, export information and identify anything we are unsure about. Instead of the client coming to us and listing all their expenses or going through that process, we go ...

Consistent growth fuels Future Fund cyber fears

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2018
... the thinking within the Government and the fund is that now as the fund matures, we shouldn't be taking higher risk. If anything we should be reducing risk or at least keeping it where it was, a little more on the conservative side."

The next generation of adviser and client

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2018
... the total global private wealth in 2016 - a figure that is expected to grow by 7% each year. If numbers from the US are anything to go by, female advisers (53%) are also more likely to work with female clients than male advisers (45.1%), thereby reaping ...

ANZ attempts sale to Chinese conglomerate, blocked by NZ regulator

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 21 DEC 2017
... our strategic options regarding the future of UDC. It's a great business and there is no immediate requirement to do anything, particularly given the strength of ANZ's capital position. "UDC continues to be a highly profitable and strong business, with ...

Amazon still an early-stage company: Fundie

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 18 DEC 2017
... diseases are at work in individuals. "DNA sequencing costs are dropping 30 to 40% every year. Healthcare's never seen anything like this," Wood said. She believes investment in disruptive and technology-driven innovators is a hedge against the groundswell ...

Powell power

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2017
There wasn't really anything earth-shattering in US Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen's testimony before the Joint Economic Committee of the US Congress overnight where she discussed 'The Current Economic Outlook and Monetary Policy'. Growth is gaining ...

OECD tells RBA to take a hike

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2017
... indexation) and further reduction in household spending. It's still about seven months until the "advised" rate hike. Anything can still happen, the OECD and the RBA's forecasts could prove on point. If so, hike away RBA.

Iron ore's ups and downs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2017
... US$67.69/tonne, iron ore's 12.7% lower from the day of the RBA's September meeting and 14.9% down from the start of 2017. Still, anything can still happen given the volatility in iron ore prices this year. In mid-July this year that iron ore was considered ...

'tis the season to not be jolly

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2017
Thank goodness Australia doesn't celebrate Thanksgiving Day - there won't be anything to give thanks for when it comes around next week. While we're at it, Santa Claus may not be coming to town either. I'm not in a "Grinchy" mood today, it's just the ...