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Combination of fiscal and monetary policy essential for Japan

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2016
Japan must look to a combination of fiscal and monetary policy if it wishes to achieve the structural reform as set out in the third arrow of Abenomics, according to QIC Shocking global markets with the announcement of negative cash rates in late January ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2016
Australia employment It was good, but not as good as the headline numbers suggests. Australian businesses hired an additional 26,200 workers in July - more than market expectations for an increase of 10,000 and the biggest monthly rise since the "questionable" ...

ASIC cancels AFSL of global firm

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2016
ASIC has cancelled the Australian financial services licence of an international financial services firm. Marigold Falconer International had its AFSL cancelled after ASIC was not satisfied that it could obtain insurance cover for the services it was ...

Link considers Pillar bid

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2016
Large superannuation administrator Link Group is interested in the New South Wales government's sale of Pillar Administration, and it will now consider whether to participate in the bid process. Link told the ASX that if it decides to progress with ...

Investors must be ready for grey swans

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2016
Investors should look to cash as global market uncertainty leads to a growing number of 'grey swan' events, according to IOOF portfolio manager, fixed interest and cash, Juanita Escobar Derived from Nassim Nicholas Taleb's black swan theory - an event ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2016
Australia sales of new motor vehicles Total new car sales decreased by 1.3% to 98,062 units in July following a 3.5% increase in the previous month driven by a 5.2% drop in passenger vehicles that negated increases in sales of sports utility vehicles ...

Industry fund inks MetLife mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2016
An industry superannuation fund is ending its partnership with CommInsure after more than a decade, moving its group insurance to MetLife in the New Year. CareSuper will be working with MetLife to reshape the fund's existing insurance offering which ...

Actuaries want super dashboard overhaul

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2016
Actuaries are weighing in on the debate around superannuation fund transparency, labeling current dashboards unsound and needing an overhaul. The Actuaries Institute says its view is based around a review of the MySuper dashboard structure. It lists ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2016
... wasn't expected; lenders passed on the full 25 bps reduction; and, the consumer confidence index had a lower starting point in May (95.1) than in August (99.1). Australian housing finance The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released data that showed ...

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 ...