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Chief economist update: RBA still in denial

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2019
... shown that while the headline numbers in the latest domestic labour market stats were so very good, the details hide the devil. See " Good jobs bad jobs " published here on 25 January 2019. The latest update on the ANZ job ads - a leading indicator of ...

Chief economist update: China on the down low

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2018
... to a seven-month high of 2.5% from 2.3% provides a positive indication that domestic demand remains healthy. However, the devil is always in the details. For much of September's pick-up in the overall inflation rate was mainly due to the 3.6% year-on-year ...

Labor's imputation credit reform cops industry backlash

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2018
... impact mum and dad investors both through their super and the shares they own outside of super, he said. "As always, the devil is in the detail and there is potential for a number of unintended consequences, depending on how the mechanism is designed ...

Beware downsizer downsides

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2018
... risk of losing a number of benefits and opportunities in the super system. Finally, Lavery warned that there may be more devil in the detail to come, with some regulation around the downsizer measure yet to be finalised. "Ultimately, advisers will be ...

AFCA, key housing bills passed

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2017
... Leyonhjelm after an amendment to ensure a review of the scheme after 18 months was added. Related story: First home buyers: Devil is in the detail for super funds The opposition and the Greens both came out against the legislation, with Labor senator ...

First home buyers: Devil is in the detail for super funds

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2017
... industry participants have given lukewarm reactions to the scheme, noting that for superannuation funds and members - the devil is in the detail. NGS Super chief officer Anthony Rodwell-Ball slammed the policy as "logistically impossible" to implement ...

Passive is a Faustian bargain: Ariel CIO

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2017
... Investments' global equities chief investment officer, Rupal J. Bhansali, believes passive investors have made a "deal with the devil" in focusing on lower costs at the expense of higher risks. Explaining her position, Bhansali told a media briefing ...

Adequacy benchmark to help define super

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2016
Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) chief executive Tom Garcia believes one of the keys in defining super's purpose will be including an adequacy benchmark. Garcia admits an adequacy benchmark will be "devilishly hard to define" but ...

Will nice numbers make RBA a bad guy?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
... jumped by 2.1% in March following a 0.1% dip in the previous month, ending seven consecutive months of decline. Hip, hip. The devil in the details is that the March pop was boosted by 13.5% surged in civilian aircraft and motor vehicles (aka transportation) ...

Premium Investor Visa too short-term

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2014
... to implement. Harry New, a partner at the firm, believes the faster 12-month period for the PIV could create issues. "The devil will be in the detail, and we look forward to finding out more. But the short-term nature of the proposal raises some issues ...