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Swiss franc surprise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2015
Francly my dear, it couldn't have come soon enough. No Virginia, that wasn't a typo for the Swiss franc is back in the news again. As Bloomberg reports, "The franc fell against all but one of its 16 major peers Friday." "The franc dropped 0.7 percent ...

ASFA reshuffles board

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015
Towers Watson and Colonial First State executives have been appointed to the board of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). Towers Watson managing director Andrew Boal has been appointed as a service provider representative and ...

Robo-advice to drive down advice fees

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2015
The proliferation of robo-advice services will likely drive down financial advice fees in general, FinaMetrica co-founder Paul Resnik warned. Drawing from FinaMetrica's latest report, The Robo Revolution: Robo-Advice Market Commentary and Analysis ...

Road of no return

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2015
"One concern was that such a delay, if the reasons were not well understood by market participants, could increase uncertainty in financial markets and unduly magnify the perceived importance of the beginning of the policy normalization process." This ...

Spreading the word

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2015

Pepared for "lift-off" watch out for "ceasing"

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2015
'Twas the month before lift-off, when all through Wall Street not a creature was stirring, they do not weep." My apologies to Clement Clarke Moore for butchering his immortal poem but I find his words fitting - with a few adjustments - during this time ...

JBWere announces three senior appointments

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2015
JBWere has made three senior appointments across its advice, products and markets, and operations teams in a bid to grow flexibility in an evolving business environment. Joining JBWere as general manager products and markets is ESSSuper board member ...

Rantall to step down as FPA CEO

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2015
Financial Planning Association (FPA) chief executive Mark Rantall will step down after five years in the role and will be replaced by an FPA executive. FPA chairman Neil Kendall announced the decision at the FPA Professionals Congress in Brisbane. Rantall ...

No December lift off? Small chance

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2015
Lift off here we come! Although there weren't anything we already did not know, last night's release of the Fed's 27-28 October FOMC meeting minutes reminded you, I and Irene that December is still live. Although the statements were rather qualified ...

O'Dwyer outlines government superannuation push

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2015
Assistant Treasurer Kelly O'Dwyer outlined the government's strategy to ensure that Australia's superannuation system "delivers for members." Speaking at an industry event hosted by the Financial Services Council (FSC) and BT, O'Dwyer said that the ...