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Chief economist update: Equity market rally has legs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2019
... forecast period... would be appropriate" etcetera. The BOC has also changed its tune to "continues to warrant a policy interest rate that is below its neutral range"; and the RBA? Yes, it's now saying that "the next-move-is-up scenarios were more ...

Freedom to divest all operations

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2019
... to Freedom." Based on the alternatives available, the board found that transitioning the admin business is in the best interest of shareholders. After transferring the admin business, it intends to offload Sydney-based financial advice firm Spectrum ...

Superannuation bills on hold

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2019
... voluntarily disclose historical SG non-compliance and pay employees' full entitlements, including individual shortfall, nominal interest, and any related general interest charge on unpaid amounts of SG. To qualify for the amnesty, employers must disclose ...

Chief economist update: AUD misdirection

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2019
... year to date, the A has risen by 2.0% against the greenback to US$0.7178 and by 0.5% on the TWI to 63.44. Australia-US interest rate differentials don't explain this. Short-term interest rates remain as they were at the end of 2018 - the RBA's ...

Retirement funder partners with ME Bank

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019
... new business for reverse mortgages. Household Capital loans range from $50,000 to $550,000 and charge a variable 5.9% interest rate per annum and 1.5% establishment fee. ME Bank is owned by 26 industry super funds.

Technical Services Forum: Keep advisers informed of change

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2019
Lively discussion broke out during the first Challenger Financial Standard Technical Services Forum for 2019 in Sydney yesterday, with the consensus being financial advisers must be across which products are exempt from means testing. Challenger head ...

Transparency key to ESG advice success

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2019
... the fastest growing super fund in Australia by membership for the past five years. Australian Ethical emphasises the interest in ethical investing is mainstream, which the data appears to support, rather than just a concern for young people or activists ...

Chief economist update: Japan yearns for a weaker yen

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2019
... necessary to achieve our price target, we'll consider easing policy." At its March meeting, the BOJ maintained current interest rate settings and promised to continue with quantitative and qualitative monetary easing (QQE) with yield curve control ...

AMP, IOOF: Saved by ESG

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2019
... changes came in December when APRA took action to disqualify five executives from the board for failure to act in the best interest of super members. "Through one-on-one engagement with key company management individuals and board members, and even interactions ...

Fee for no service on APRA and ASIC radar

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2019
... on assurances or attestations from financial advisers or other third parties given the potential personal conflict of interest that these parties might have in the continuation of fee payments." The regulators have seen several circumstances in which ...