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Chief economist update: Dow 30 thousand

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2020
... victory at the November 2020 US presidential elections - although Trump continues to deny it - and lately, the discovery of not one, not two, but three vaccines against covid-19 and Houston, our problems are nearly over. "So this is Christmas And what ...

CFM fund to wind up

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2020
... In its five-year life, the fund delivered -4.2% p.a. since its inception in November 2015 to October end. It has only had one calendar year of positive returns, which was a 6.5% in 2017. This year, the returns have been -17.24% p.a. so far. The fund ...

ClearView streamlines underwriting

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2020
... adviser and client experience, with the ability for customers to self-service in the future. "Financial services in Australia is one of the most regulated industries globally and our decision to implement ALLFINANZ Cloud ensures ClearView is able to ...

AIA under fire for coal holdings

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2020
... Our Future and SumOfUs, claims the insurer remains invested in coal companies which contradict its lifestyle brand. "AIA is one of the world's biggest life insurance companies and one of the largest corporations headquartered in Hong Kong," it said. ...

Advice for all could add $630bn to economy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2020
... Australians aren't seeking advice, the survey found consumer and SME expectations don't align with reality; they expect to see one professional for all types of advice, but regulation doesn't allow for this. It also found people don't feel they need ...

Wells Fargo sets sights on Aussie super

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2020
... funds for some time as it gears up to solidify itself as a major player in the Asia Pacific. "The Asia Pacific region has been one of our fastest growing regions in the last five years," Flood said. "We see the Australian market as particularly interesting. ...

Chief economist update: It's looking up for the land down under

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2020
... significant increases in both full-time and part-time jobs; and, the surging price of our biggest commodity export - iron ore - one that's bound to reduce the budget deficit the Treasury forecast in the Budget Papers 2020/2021 and/or provide the ...

Retail superannuation funds grilled on member priorities

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2020
... performance down to digestible measures as imperfect as they might be." Further, if two members are getting the same outcomes, the one paying lower fees is ultimately "happier", Mulino said, so the onus is on super funds to justify charging sustained ...

JobKeeper saved 700,000 jobs: RBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2020
One in five Australians who received the JobKeeper payment would not have stayed employed this year without it, according to a research paper from the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA). The Morrison government announced a series of fiscal measures at ...

Franking credits more important than ever

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2020
... from franking credits than cash investments. "Many pension phase and tax-exempt investors we speak to remain surprised that one dollar of pre-tax income from fully franked dividends is actually worth $1.43 to them after receiving the franking refund," ...