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Chief economist update: Australia low on credit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2018
... from 6.2% in the previous month as a deceleration in lending for investor housing (3% in January from 3.3% in December) offset a smaller pick-up in lending to owner-occupiers (8% from 7.9%). But this is good and is exactly what the RBA and the Australian ...

HUB24 reports record first half

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2018
... licenses 76 advisers across 32 advice businesses. A 59% increase in revenue due largely to an increase in adviser fees was offset by a 39% increase in expenses, compared to the prior corresponding period. HUB24's largest expense during the first half ...

ASFA slams Grattan's super proposals

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2018
... way of higher retirement incomes to future generations of retirees, because any increase in super savings will be largely offset by lower Age Pension payments for most households. Consequently, living standards of existing pensioners will reduce and ...

Morrison unveils open banking framework

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2018
... direction, the report said. This covers deposit products such as term deposits; savings, transaction, cheque, mortgage offset, GST and tax accounts. Lending products include mortgages, personal loans and lines of credit. Scott Farrell, a senior partner ...

CBA puts away $500m for regulatory costs

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2018
... business said strong investment markets drove funds management income of more than $1 billion. It said this was partly offset by lower general insurance income which was impacted by higher claims due to weather events. CBA chief executive Ian Narev said ...

Traditional advice strategies pose retirement risk

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2018
... explained. Further, Philpot said even if there is still a mortgage on a home with 5% interest, taking $10,000 from the offset account, contributing it to super and claiming the tax deduction places clients in a much healthier position. "The limit on ...

High valuations drive insto investors to alternatives: BlackRock

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018
... been talking to clients about the need to embrace alternative strategies as a way to add diverse sources of return, and offset the current rate environment. It's gratifying to see them continuing to embrace these assets as they slowly become the norm ...

The darling buds of inflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2018
... encouraging consumers to spend now than pay for the same goods and services at higher prices later. Then again, this could be offset by a more aggressive policy response by the US Federal Reserve but given current indications... perhaps, not yet. Although ...

Chief economist update: iPhone and Black Friday sales ring up retail registers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2018
... quarter. What is more, household disposable income grew by only 1.8% in the year to the September quarter, just enough to offset the 1.8% increase in headline inflation over the same period for a grand total of zero growth in real disposable income. ...

Chief economist update: A prelude to taper?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2018
The Bank of Japan's (BOJ) announcement that it's trimming ¥10 billion off its purchases of 10 to 25-year and 25 to 40-year JGBs sent the Japanese yen 0.5% higher against the US dollar to ¥112.43 after it sparked renewed taper speculations. While Bloomberg ...