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Chief economist update: Laissez faire

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2018
Forget John Maynard Keynes. Forget David Ricardo. A new economic sheriff is in town and his name is Donald J. Trump. POTUS has gone against Keynes' counter-cyclical prescription by increasing fiscal spending - tax cuts and increased expenditure ...

Chief economist update: BOJ to stop throwing good money after bad?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2018
The big news overnight comes courtesy of the Bank of Japan (BOJ) or rather speculations (again) that it's discussing possible changes to its looser-than-loose monetary policy. There are so many combinations and permutations as to what the BOJ would ...

BTFG flags platform overhaul

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2018
... new hub will provide advisers and dealer groups with access to governance services as well as advice tools, investment research services, and support with licence transitioning, training and marketing. "BT Open Services is in recognition of a lot of ...

Chief economist update: No sweat says BOC on Trump tariffs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2018
US President Donald Trump has again upped the rhetoric against China (which of course, brought back trepidation over an escalation of the trade war) and most recently he went on attack against his own central bank - the US Federal Reserve. Apparently ...

Avoid social agendas on ESG: Governance Institute

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2018
... greater say on company ESG issues, with 63% indicating they would not support any legislative changes. According to the research, 63% of survey respondents believe shareholders already possess a sufficient voice on ESG issues in relation to listed companies. ...

ASIC bans Queensland adviser, suspends licence

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2018
... alleged. ASIC first identified Cribb's conduct from his client files included in the representative sample of its 2017 research project into SMSF advice for retail clients. At the time, Cribb worked was an authorised representative of Axis. He was the ...

Industry fund replaces asset consultant

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2018
... Cantor explained a number of other key metrics secured Frontier's appointment. "The quality of their people, their research process, specialist capability in key sectors and the strong performance they have achieved for their clients over long-periods ...

SMSFs overlooking off-the-plan property risks

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2018
... for off-the-plan properties but often overlook the risks associated with this type of investment. According to property research firm RiskWise, off-the-plan properties have driven lower property values and high vacancy rates with Brisbane being a prime ...

Chief economist update: A pretty picture of the labour market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2018
"I see trees of green, red roses too I see them bloom for me and you And I think to myself, what a wonderful world." I apologise for mixing my song lyrics but, you're as cold as ice (Foreigners) if yesterday's report on Australia's labour ...

Impact investing reports sharp growth

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2018
... representing responsible, ethical and impact investors. Latest Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) research shows investments delivering social and environmental impact alongside financial returns have risen to $5.8 billion, representing ...