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Advice association shutters

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUL 2021
A financial advice industry association, which had been vocal in boycotting the FASEA exam and fighting to retain life commissions, has shuttered. The United Financial Advisers Association (UFAA), which claimed to have 6000 members, quietly ended operations ...

Victorian government agency hunts for fund manager

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2021
The Victoria government's LaunchVic is looking for a fund manager to run a $120million startup fund. The Victorian Startup Capital Fund (VSCF) is a fund-of-funds that was announced in the Victorian Budget 2020/21 and will invest in Victorian early-stage ...

Economic recap: Week to July 9

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2021
At its July 6 meeting, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) kept the cash rate unchanged at 0.1% and retained the April 2024 bond as "the bond for the yield target" - against speculation that it would roll this over to the November 2024 bond. At the ...

Advice engagement jumps during COVID-19

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2021
A new study finds that the coronavirus pandemic has raised awareness about the importance of financial advice and prompted more Australians to engage with their adviser. A study by ASX-listed firm ClearView shows that demand for financial advice is ...

Economic recap: Week to July 2

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2021
Australian economic and survey releases over the past week continued to paint a picture of a strengthening recovery. However, the rosy results preceded the outbreak of the Delta variant that prompted lockdowns and/or tightened restrictions in major ...

Chief economist update: Delta variant infects Australian economy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2021
"They gathered for the feast They stab it with their steely knives, But they just can't kill the beast." - The Eagles, 'Hotel California' Only a few days after the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) kept monetary policy settings unchanged and ...

Chief economist update: Japan still waiting for the sun to rise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2021
The upward revision to Japan's March quarter GDP growth - to an annualised rate of 3.9% (from the preliminary estimate of 5.1%) - provides cold comfort to an economy that remains stuck in a rut and continues to reel from the coronavirus pandemic. ...

Virtual company meetings to stay

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2021
The government has introduced draft exposure legislation that will allow companies to use technology in meetings while satisfying the Corporations Act 2001 requirements. These reforms make the temporary measures put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic ...

Pandemic delays retirement plans

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021
The coronavirus pandemic is forcing over one third of Americans to delay their retirement while a larger cohort are turning to part-time work to supplement their nest egg, a new survey finds. Those intending to retire over the next five years are putting ...

Chief economist update: Thank you, my frenemy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021
China's still not taking calls from Canberra and has severed diplomatic contact under the China-Australia Strategic Economic Dialogue and the rhetoric, threats and/or measures limiting/banning imports of Australian products into its shores remain ...