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PROFILE: Mercer chief customer officer Renee McGowan

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2016
... the organisation's custodian of customers. McGowan admits she had a fairly accidental entry into superannuation. "I knew nothing about it. Everything about my studies was geared up to work in Asian economies and markets, possibly in Singapore," she says. ...

Even the wealthy are turning to robo-advice

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2016
... for them to connect the dots and say, 'Whatever I offer for a fee better be better than what they're offering for almost nothing," Thompson said.

Yellen fedspeaks her mind

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2016
... eagerly anticipated semi-annual testimony before the US House of Representatives' Committee on Financial Services offered nothing new. "...labor market conditions have improved substantially" and "there is still room for further sustainable improvement." ...

ISA says 15pct tax rebate no good

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2016
... super contributions would have no effect on the federal budget - and a 15% rebate would. ISA said the 15% idea would do nothing to rectify the disparity in tax concessions received by women, which will also be made worse from 2017 due to the abolition ...

Did ECB under-deliver or markets over-expect?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015
... 1.0% this year (from 1.1%) and 1.6% in 2017 (from 1.7%). What the ECB delivered is what the ECB's forecasts call for - nothing more, nothing less. The ECB delivered on its promise to increase stimulus, markets just over-expected what the ECB would de ...

SelectingSuper awards super fund of the year

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2015
... world-class investment teams or partnering with the best investment managers. "Other fund product features are important but nothing is more important than strong, consistent investment outcomes."

Hotel California

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2015
... Kringles to see if they can still move markets? Double-duh! What happened in the financial markets overnight is practically nothing. Some profit-taking here and there but overall most investors are on the sidelines... and waiting on the Fed. Investors ...

OPINION: What to do with the Tax White Paper!

ANDREW BRAGG, DIRECTOR OF POLICY, FINANCIAL SERVICES COUNCIL  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2015
... credible way is to take the tax mix switch package to the people in 2016 and continue the review post election. That way, nothing is ruled out as the reform process commences in phases. Keeping all the issues on the table whilst a mandate is sought for ...

NAB enters into MOU with Nippon Life

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2015
... ASX statement, is to "[enter] a long-term partnership in life insurance product manufacturing," although NAB added that "nothing has been decided, and any potential future transaction is uncertain and subject to regulatory approvals." "We have been exploring ...

Reversal of fortunes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2015
... that the IMF slashed 2015 and 2016 global growth projections and after the disappointing September US jobs numbers (and nothing to suggest that China's bouncing back), financial markets sang hallelujah. And why? And why is because as I've scribbled on ...