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Chief economist update: A tariff for a tariff

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2019
"If your opponent is temperamental, seek to irritate him. Pretend to be weak, that he may grow arrogant. If he is taking his ease, give him no rest." - Sun Tzu, The Art of War Trump must be fuming and scratching his golden hair. Not that China retaliated ...

Chief economist update: Countdown to T-day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2019
... Nikkei-225's 6.9% in the black; the S&P/ASX 200 index is still 11.8% on the up; and China's CSE 300 index remains close to a bull market - up 19.6% - in spite of the heavy sell-off over the past few days. But as Murphy's Law dictates, "anything ...

Chief economist update: RBA refused to blink in May

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2019
... relatively low unemployment rate than below-target inflation as its forward guidance suggests, "the board will be paying close attention to developments in the labour market at its upcoming meetings". It's the labour market, stupid of me. To be sure ...

Chief economist update: The tweet that reignited the trade war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2019
Once again, US President Donald Trump proved to the entire planet that the only thing predictable about him is his unpredictability. With just two tweets, POTUS reignited hostilities (and perhaps an escalation) of the US-China trade war, spooking financial ...

Super, life risk face election test

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2019
... anything," he says. However the problem isn't isolated to one side of the political divide. Griffiths says he's seen more SMSFs close in the past 18 months than in the last five years thanks to the constant changes in super policy. This year, the Coalition ...

Industry fund awards group insurance mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019
A $51 billion superannuation fund has awarded a group insurance mandate to TAL, ending a 15-year relationship with AIA Australia. Rest entered a Memorandum of Understanding with TAL to provide life insurance from 1 December 2019. TAL will replace AIA ...

Bravura raises $165m for GBST bid

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019
... share for 28.7 million shares to raise the $165 million. This represents a discount of 7.9% discount to Bravura's May 1 close of $6.24. Bravura said it will use the money to pursue growth opportunities in new or existing markets. "These opportunities ...

Admin change leaves super fund members in the dark

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2019
Nearly a year after a $15 billion superannuation fund announced it was switching administrators, members have been left in the lurch with technical difficulties. Members of CareSuper have not been able to log into accounts, change options, turn insurance ...

Super startup to relaunch

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2019
... website claims the fund asked women about their spending and saving habits, as well as what they believe will help them close the superannuation gap. As a result, the fund is launching a three-pronged strategy to entice women into the fold: Round Ups ...

Chief economist update: A good problem to have?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2019
If not for the "bubble" - yes, bubble - that's blowing into the equity market, the US Federal Reserve's problem of continued strong growth and below-target inflation is a good problem to have. This is underscored by the latest stat updates that ...