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Chief economist update: US bond yield jump made FTSE slump

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2018

... market has continued to tighten, with the unemployment rate falling to 4.0% and the number of vacancies rising further." True that. The unemployment rate has remained at a 43-year low of 4% in the three months to July. This is starting to impact on wages. ...

Chief economist update: That other Fed policy towards normalcy

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2018

... unemployment is near 50-year lows, and inflation is roughly at our 2 per cent objective... This forecast is not too good to be true" but "is testament to the fact that we remain in extraordinary times" and "amount to a better world for households and ...

Banking remuneration practices to blame for misconduct

MICHELLE BALTAZAR | FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018

... importance is that, despite the Sedgwick recommendations, banks continue to remunerate employees in ways that emphasise sales. True it is, the emphasis has been reduced, but sales remain an important feature of variable remuneration arrangements," the ...

Contrarian manager enters super sector

DARREN SNYDER | MONDAY, 17 SEP 2018

... fees and reduce complexity. "We bold the fine print. We have seen headline rates which neither give clients nor advisers a true representation of all the fees, so we have spent a lot of time unbundling these fees and will keep them unbundled for all ...

Confidence remains in face of regulatory headwinds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2018

... multi-year technology integration program. "Asset managers want more than commoditised custody services. They are looking for a true partner. One that understands the benefits of new technology and can successfully apply it to provide rapid access to ...

IOOF adds advice GM

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | MONDAY, 20 AUG 2018

... Australian to not only understand the value of good financial advice but also have the confidence to access it. This is a true fit with IOOF's purpose." Bringing more than 25 years' experience in financial services, Whereat has previously served as chief ...

T. Rowe Price names new APAC distribution head

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2018

T. Rowe Price has announced a new lead for its Asia Pacific distribution business following the promotion of Scott Keller. Currently head of the Asia ex Japan institutional business, Nick Trueman has been appointed head of Global Investment Management ...

Mason Stevens renews custodian

KANIKA SOOD | FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2018

... across the asset classes will continue to support us in meeting our strategic objective of continuing to offer clients a true universe of global investments, administered efficiently under a well-disciplined governance framework," Erdos said. NAB Asset ...

Chief economist update: Younger migrants and the elderly keep wages low

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2018

... would otherwise because new migrants and older workers are less likely to demand higher wages for their services than their true-blue counterparts. Barring exogenous factors (such as a lift in import prices or energy costs, etc.), low wages growth will ...

Chief economist update: Heaven can wait but the BOE couldn't

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2018

... late 2019 and builds thereafter, feeding through into higher growth in domestic costs than has been seen over recent years." True that. The unemployment rate in the UK had remained at 42-year low since the start of 2018 up to May (the latest available). ...

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Treasury responds to Debelle's review into the AOFM

KARREN VERGARA | 12:22PM

Treasury has responded to the Guy Debelle-led review into the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM), agreeing to all six recommendations.

Bravura ups guidance, reports earnings increase

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | 12:16PM

Bravura Solutions informed investors cost discipline will protect its full year earnings result after a client migrated to a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) early in the year.

MaxCap hires from Vanguard, AustralianSuper

MATTHEW WAI | 11:35AM

MaxCap has welcomed two senior directors, including a portfolio manager from Australia's largest super fund, reporting to the recently named chief executive Kylie Robb.

Zenith snags mandate from Granite Bay

MATTHEW WAI | 11:31AM

Granite Bay Private Wealth has selected Zenith Investment Partners to support their investment governance and due diligence.

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