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Chief economist update: RBA not risking market disappointment

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2019
... of a turnaround in Sydney and Melbourne. Concluding that: "It is reasonable to expect that an extended period of low interest rates will be required in Australia to make progress in reducing unemployment and achieve more assured progress towards the ...

MLC terminates fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2019
MLC terminated another hedged global shares fund for wholesale investors, from its private investment consulting lineup. The PIC Wholesale Hedged Global Share Fund was terminated at the same time as the $50 million MLC Wholesale Hedged Global Share ...

APRA slaps traffic light ratings on super funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2019
The prudential regulator confirmed a "traffic light" system aimed at weeding out underperforming superannuation funds is currently in the works. Deputy chair Helen Rowell flagged APRA is developing a heat map based on four key areas -investment returns ...

VanEck restructures three ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2019
VanEck is changing the domicile of three ETFs to cut out US tax forms for investors and to introduce dividend reinvestment plans. VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF (GDX), VanEck Vectors Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (MOAT) and VanEck Vectors China AMC CSI ...

Secrets to selling revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2019
Standards International founder Michelle Hoskin gives her tips for successfully selling a financial advice business. Appearing at the 2019 Association of Financial Advisers' National Conference, Hoskin revealed that businesses she had coached were worth ...

Chief economist update: The budget surplus can wait

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2019
... spending." This is because "...businesses aren't even enticed to borrow and invest at these current historic low levels of interest rates" and that "the classic excuse government spending (i.e. fiscal deficits) would "crowd out" private borrowing ...

Hejaz climbs Islamic fund ladder

KRISTI CHENG  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2019
... management - currently at $60 million - to double in the next 12 months. "Our track record of strong results, growing investor interest, and increasing market demand for Islamic investment products - reflective of Muslim population growth in Australia ...

Advice association merger up to members

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2019
... John Maroney and Sally Loane here in particular, the FSC and the SMSF Association and others. It is in our collective interest to work better together, especially from an advocacy perspective." De Gori said so far members have appreciated the closer ...

AFA Foundation headed for milestone

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
The AFA Foundation is heading towards an enormous milestone, anticipating $2 million donations in 2019. The AFA Foundation may well reach over $2 million in donations this year, with much of it donated by the association's adviser members, AFA Foundation ...

The highest honour: 2018 AOTY reflects on win

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
... Robertson said. "That is a horribly inaccurate viewpoint of our industry but I can understand with all the conflicts of interest why they feel that way." Robertson added that he hopes advisers attending the AFA conference this year feel a part of a community. ...