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Chief economist update: BOJ Tankan tanking?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2019
... survey. Low and way below target inflation remains the BOJ's bugbear. Headline CPI inflation slowed to 0.7% in the year to May (from 0.9% in April) and core inflation eased to 0.8% (from 0.9%). The decline in output prices among large manufacturers ...

Super fund introduces further group insurance changes

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2019
A $15 billion superannuation fund is making several changes to its group insurance offering in addition to the July 1 changes, which will see some members pay more for cover. CareSuper is moving from a unit-based cover for standard death and TPD insurance ...

AMP Life appoints temporary investment chief

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2019
An AMP Capital executive is filling in for the chief investment officer at AMP Life as the latter takes extended leave. Jeffrey Brunton, a senior investment director at AMP Capital, has taken on the role while Sean Henaghan is taking planned extended ...

Reforms see super fees in flux

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2019
The PYS package, effective today, has forced the sector to consider changes to fee structures and group insurance premiums. With the package set to cap the amount of fees that can be charged to low-balance members and divert low-balance accounts deemed ...

Chief economist update: Iron ore on the up and up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2019
The way it's going, the rally in iron ore prices will keep on going and going. Iron ore prices ended the first half of 2019 at US$109.18/metric tonne, representing a 57.8% rally from the US$69.20 it fetched six months earlier. The world's largest ...

Sovereign wealth fund revokes exclusions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2019
The Norwegian sovereign wealth fund has revoked its decision to exclude Rio Tinto from its investments. Norges Bank has repealed exclusions placed on five international organisations over the last 15 years, Rio Tinto among them. The fund will also now ...

Chief economist update: RBA justified to cut rates or not

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2019
There's no question about it, for sure and for certain the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will cut interest rates again. RBA governor Philip Lowe told us so when he addressed the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) event in Adelaide ...

IOOF divests Ord Minnett stake

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2019
IOOF is divesting its majority stake in Ord Minnett Holdings to focus on its wealth management capabilities. IOOF announced to shareholders this afternoon it will offload its 70% stake in Ord Minnett to a consortium for $115 million. It expects to make ...

ASIC product intervention to commence

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2019
ASIC has initiated consultation on new powers allowing it to intervene where it feels financial products have caused or are likely to cause consumer detriment. Under new product intervention powers, ASIC will be able to take action against financial ...

Chief economist update: Expect an RBNZ rate cut

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2019
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) did as it was expected - it kept the official cash rate unchanged at a record low 1.5% at the conclusion of its June 26 meeting. Understandably, another interest rate reduction only a month after it handed out ...