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Read the data not the Fed's lips

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2016
... rate, and the neutral policy interest rate (the federal funds rate)" have been shifting "for some years now". Bernanke's table showed that in 2012 the FOMC projected: potential growth (y*) of 2.3%-2.5%; natural rate of unemployment (u*) at 5.2%-6.0% ...

Investors missing healthy returns amid bond fears

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2016
... overlooking the defensive role of the asset class within portfolios, it's also leaving a surprisingly healthy return on the table. That's an argument put forward by UBS Asset Management executive director and portfolio manager of the firm's Diversified ...

Scholarship launched to support female planners

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2016
... support advancing women into the financial advice profession because we naturally bring a lot of important qualities to the table that will support clients' trust and understanding. "Attributes such as empathy, intuition, understanding of what it's like ...

BUSSQ sees C-suite expansion

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2016
Queensland industry superannuation fund BUSSQ has confirmed it will undergo a C-suite expansion from October as part of its strategy to split the chief executive and chief investment officer roles. BUSSQ chief executive David O'Sullivan confirmed he ...

AFA calls on members to reject constitution change

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2016
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) is calling on members to reject a call for an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) to pass a special resolution to change the AFA constitution, following an adviser's request via the Life Insurance Customer ...

Strong leadership at the heart of adaptive change

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2016
... service and the development of deeper relationships. "I realised that there was a clear need for another adviser to be at the table and this adviser's purpose would be to know the client deeply and to serve them throughout their whole lifetime. "This ...

Mercer wins new super partnership

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2016
... us." Mercer financial services leader in the Pacific, Andrew Godfrey, said: "We're bringing scale and efficiencies to the table for Orica, but we're also shifting the dial for their employees in terms of customer service, which is absolutely critical ...

Fee and return disclosures influence retirement choice

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2016
... efficiencies much faster." The study also finds that a performance graph in the full MySuper dashboard was no more effective than a table of numbers, and was largely ignored by study participants "most likely because it was complicated." "By contrast ...

S&P outlook downgrade extends to banks

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016
Standard and Poor's (S&P) revised Australian sovereign rating outlook from 'stable' to 'negative' has also been extended to the Australian major banks. The outlook downgrade is the first move of any of the major ratings agencies over the past 25 years ...

PROFILE: Industry Super Australia chief economist Stephen Anthony

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016
... an outperformance level of 1.7% each year on average." Where there's a gap, Anthony says, is industry super's seat at the table when it comes to economic policy engagement. "They are unquestionably the experts in super on infrastructure and property ...