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The AUD is key

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2019
I painted a picture of the latest domestic surveys and stats last week arguing that the RBA would need to cut interest rates some more to try and reverse the trend deterioration in the domestic economy. In it I briefly touched on the Australian dollar ...

Hume blasts super merger laggards

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019
Senator Jane Hume has slammed the superannuation industry over the excuses used by super funds for not merging, saying there is simply no excuse when members' best interests are at play. Speaking on the final day of the ASFA Conference in Melbourne ...

IOOF completes licence conditions

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019
IOOF provided an update to investors on the state of its licence conditions imposed by APRA in December 2018. The independent reviewer charged with assessing the status of compliance with the licence conditions identified 43 actionable items were required ...

Chief economist update: How low will Lowe go?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019
... US$0.6786 (following the jobs report) but it has risen and remains above the US$0.6704 low plumbed after the RBA's third interest rate cut on 1 October. Information released over the past few days (before the jobs report) also provided early rate ...

FS Roundtable: Striking the perfect balance

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2019
... conditions have never been more crucial. Given the maelstrom of geopolitical tensions, mounting global debt and ultra-low interest rates, financial advisers - from small boutiques to large private banks alike - are being propelled to find the best investment ...

Pensioners lose decades of savings in 24 hours

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2019
New analysis out of the UK has found that the average amount pension scam victims lost in 2018 amounts to 22 years of savings. As part of a campaign called ScamSmart, the UK Financial Conduct Authority and The Pensions Regulator have revealed £82,000 ...

RMBS scrutiny could be loosened in US

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2019
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a call for input from investors and market participants on the asset-level disclosure requirements for residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS). SEC chairman Jay Clayton explained that ...

Sydney boutique heads for Chi-X

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2019
... list the funds. They will have three risk profiles and return targets of 0.5%, 2% and 4% p.a. above the cash rate. "With interest rates where they are, many investors are looking for more from their term deposits," Daintree portfolio manager Mark Mitchell ...

FASEA attempting to re-write law: AFA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2019
... asset-based fees and commissions." FASEA's guidance confirmed that it wants advisers to act free from any conflict of interest or duty - something the AFA views as completely unrealistic. Of conflicts, Anderson said: "They cannot be completely eradicated ...

Cbus enters corporate super

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2019
... highly tailored insurance products that our members doing manual work rely upon and claim against." There is significant interest from firms looking to switch their corporate super offerings post-Royal Commission, Atkin added. "A lot of companies were ...