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Chief economist update: Anatomy of an RBA rate cut

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2019
I've got chills, they're multiplying and I fear that the RBA is about to lose control. Apologies for sounding like doctor gloom lately but the list of stats indicating that the Australian central bank would be forced into a counter-offensive ...

Industry Super Australia attacks Future Fund concept

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2019
... $124,000 worse off if their superannuation was with the Future Fund, instead of a top performing industry fund. Announcing research conducted by former Treasury official Phil Gallagher, ISA is adamant that any move to push workers' retirement savings ...

QIC signs US investment partnership

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2019
... upfront capital commitment to the university which will go towards its education and innovation in higher education and research. The deal reached final close in December, 2018 and QIC has now shortlisted candidates to act as MasParc's general manager ...

Australia Day honours recognise industry stalwarts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2019
... also awarded an AM. She was awarded for service to the superannuation and funds management sectors, and to breast cancer research. Also joining the list is Link Group managing director John McMurtrie, who was also appointed a Member in the General Division. ...

Chief economist update: Trump trumps Fed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2019
It appeared that not only us, Australians all, were celebrating Australia Day on January 26. Our American brethren were too... but for a different reason. The Dow rose by 0.7% on the day (January 25 in New York); the S&P 500 increased 0.8% and the Nasdaq ...

Avenir eyes insto investors

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2019
... take a long-term approach to investing, not making short-term decisions based on volatility in the market." Avenir's research says even during years of low volatility, almost a third of the stocks listed on the S&P/500 can see their value fluctuate ...

Australia Day: How the barbecue has changed

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2019
... and over consumed more than two standard alcoholic drinks per day on average, exceeding the National Health and Medical Research Council guidelines. This is a continued decline from 17.4% in 2014-15 and 19.5% in 2011-12. Further, the ABS highlights 51.3% ...

Rest launches low-cost indexed options

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2019
... but without the same diversification across asset classes as Rest's Core Strategy," it said. According to Rainmaker research, the new indexed options make Rest one of the top providers of ultra-low cost member investment choice options. For a balance ...

Chief economist update: Good jobs bad jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2019
Pop that cork! Roll out the barrels... the barrels of fun! The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) latest tracking of the labour market shows that we've got jobs and they're multiplying. Total employment grew by a greater-than-expected ...

Parametric critiques Productivity Commission's final report

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2019
Parametric have taken the final Productivity Commission report into superannuation to task in its latest research report. According to the firm, the PC missed an opportunity to highlight how super members retiring on after-tax returns are penalised ...