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Stephen Jones admits to anti-life insurance bias

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020
At the Association of Financial Advisers annual conference, shadow minister for financial services Stephen Jones outlined Labor's vision for financial advice and admitted to apprehension on life insurance. Jones said, referring to the ASIC review ...

Adviser association rebrands, grows membership

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2019
The United Financial Advisers Association has re-emerged to grow its membership to 2500 advocating for several reforms in the advice sector. Formerly known as the Life Insurance Customer Group, UFAA recently rebranded and decided to cease lobbying for ...

Super startup taps new investors

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2019
A superannuation fund launched by a former Olympian and investment banker has raised $2 million from investors. Superestate has attracted new investors including Aura Group, whose venture capital fund invested $750,000 in Superestate as a part of the ...

Chief economist update: Does the Fed lift or cut interest rates just for the heck of it?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2018
The British Parliament has put a full stop to months of speculation over PM Theresa May's leadership when she emerged victorious - 200 to 117 - over her own party's (the Conservative Party) no confidence motion lodged against her. The Party's ...

New Government body to advance financial literacy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2018
An industry veteran and media personality will lead a new Federal Government body dedicated to the advancement of Australians' financial capability. Paul Clitheroe will chair the board of the new body, envisioned as Australia's peak group in ...

Getting better and betterer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 JAN 2018
... Although the year-on-year rate in wages remained glued at 2.5%, it might not be for long given the findings in the most recent Fed Beige Book report (November 2017) that showed widespread tightness in the labour market with "most Districts reported employers ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2016
Inflation crashes to 1pct The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.4% in the June quarter 2016, according to the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) figures. This follows a fall of 0.2% in the March quarter 2016. Annual inflation is now just 1.0% ...

Fed's plan slips on oil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2016
... demand, would send the price of crude tumbling lower perhaps, to the US$10 level Standard Chartered Bank predicts. As recent Fed commentaries warned, "With respect to the risks to the inflation outlook, the most concerning is the possibility that inflation ...

Drown baby, drown

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2016
Where have all the buyers gone? Two weeks into the new year and they're still MIA. Given recent events, they appear to be drowning - drowning in a sea of oil, that is....and there'll be more gushing out of the grounds soon, out of Iran as Friday's speculations ...

December moves

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015
... asset purchases. It's as certain as sure that the Fed will lift its fed funds target rate by the 16th of December given recent Fed rhetoric - although there's still a slim chance it won't... depending on the data - November payrolls (reported on 4 December) ...