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GROW Super begins group insurance innovation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2018
... run a dynamic asset allocation working with Dimensional...We all talk about net assets but net assets mean absolutely nothing - it's all about how much you spend," he said. He added that the increasing uncertainty around whether people will outlive their ...

Responding to the revolution

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2018
... a framework for the future. "A lot of people resolve themselves to the fact that change is going to happen and there's nothing we can do about it. Our hands aren't tied, we have a huge amount of power to shape the future of Australia's workforce," Davis ...

Chief economist update: Trump spoils for war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018
... of whatever nature - bow and arrows, nuclear, currency and trade. But - as the song goes - war is good for absolutely nothing. Case in point. To aid the US economy out of the 1930's Depression, the government enacted the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act on 17 ...

Chief economist update: The real growth in wages

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2018
It's certainly welcomed but nothing to write home about. I speak about the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) Wage Price Index (WPI) report that revealed growth in total wages accelerated to 2.1% in the December quarter from 2% in the previous quarter. ...

Market volatility ideal for fundamental investors: Expert

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2018
... financials," he said. "One's that don't do as well are the defensive, secular growth stocks like REITs, bonds etc. There's nothing wrong with them, you're not going to get hurt from an earnings perspective, but they're just defensive and you've got the ...

Robo-adviser crashes during Wall Street selloff

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2018
... feel incredibly unsettled as a result." However, he added that Wealthfront's advice in the current situation is to "do nothing." He explained: "The situation reminds me a lot of what happened immediately after the Brexit vote or the 2016 Presidential ...

Global wealth manager champions embattled digital currencies

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2018
... - and the changes are coming quicker than ever before due to improving technologies and growing demand," Green said. "Nothing has captured the imagination in this new fintech age quite like cryptocurrencies, specifically bitcoin. No-one was really talking ...

Same old same old from the BOJ

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017
... medium-to long-term inflation expectations." We all know what they say in the face of uncertainty and that is... to do nothing: "The Bank will continue with "Quantitative and Qualitative Monetary Easing (QQE) with a Negative Interest Rate," aiming to ...

Super and insurance inquiry necessary: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2017
... credit Viktor Verberk, who was in Sydney recently, said the impact of the Royal Commission on the banking industry is nothing to be too worried about. In general, banks around the globe, albeit with a few exceptions, have "cleaned up tremendously" compared ...

America is full

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2017
There is nothing in the November US labour numbers to stop the Fed from delivering its "promised" third rate hike finale for 2017 this week. US employment increased by 228K in November following a 244K gain in October. This is greater than market expectations ...