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Chief economist update: June RBA rate cut not a sure bet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2019
The odds that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will cut interest rates to a new record low of 1.25% from the current all-time bottom of 1.5% when its Board meets on the first Tuesday of June intensified after the Australian Bureau of Statistics' ...

Advice and accounting align post-Royal Commission: CountPlus

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2019
... trust accountants to act in their best interest. CountPlus chief executive Matthew Rowe said: "These elements provide a 'perfect storm' scenario that, together with the uncertainty of federal politics in an election year, creates an environment for rapid ...

Beware disruptors: Antipodes

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019
Antipodes client portfolio manager Alison Savas says investors need to be wary of technology companies and start-ups that are billed as disrupters. Speaking at an event in Sydney, Savas explained these disrupters, or 'software as a service' technology ...

Former Labor senator joins Sargon

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2019
... regulatory and policy settings and the evolving nature of superannuation." Conroy described his appointment to as "the perfect capstone" to his prior experiences, noting the considerable time he spent in parliament focusing on both superannuation and ...

Fire drills needed to meet APRA standards

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2019
APRA's new enforcement approach to cyber security may mean financial services firms have to conduct fire drills - where fake viruses or phishing attacks are deliberately spread in their systems - to work out the strength of their systems. APRA released ...

Chief economist update: Equity market rally has legs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2019
... same." But they don't. Fiscal and monetary authorities react. The experience of the GFC just a decade before is a perfect example. The same thing is happening now as I write. The Fed's on pause; the ECB has just announced LTRO III; the BOJ governor ...

Chief economist update: Be fearful when indicators show no fear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2019
... 9.7%; the FTSE-100 is up 7.4%; the Nikkei-225 is up 7.2% and China's Shanghai composite index is up 21.2%. This makes perfect sense, especially given bond yields have been falling: US 10-year treasury bond yield down by 0.09% to 2.59% since the start ...

HNW advice firm backs AfterPay rival

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2019
... clients who are looking to invest in this alternative lending space (both debt and equity), and we see PayRight as the perfect vehicle for us to make those investments." PayRight differs from AfterPay in that it provides customer financing for bigger ...

Chief economist update: Prepare for lift-off

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2019
... the same. But they don't. Fiscal and monetary authorities react. The experience of the GFC just a decade before is a perfect example. The same thing is happening now as I write. The Fed's on pause -- New York Federal Reserve president John Williams ...

Gender pay gap should be government priority

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019
... 40% principal at the top level in which 40% of the financial assets are owned or controlled by women, would "avoid the perfect of storm of more women living longer, retiring on less and relying on tax payer funded welfare." "It has been proven over and ...