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Chief economist update: Fed fail

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 DEC 2018
... 7.4%. "International developments." China and the Eurozone are slowing, Japan and Germany are a quarter away from a technical recession, Italian budget deficit concerns, Brexit concerns, and the shrinking of global trade (because of tariff Trump), among ...

Labor pledges tougher unpaid super penalties

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 DEC 2018
Labor is promising to crack down on "dodgy" employers that underpay or fail to pay superannuation with tougher penalties if it comes to power. Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen proposed new measures over the weekend in a bid to curb the "enormous issue" ...

Chief economist update: Is there a bear in there?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 DEC 2018
... a Merry Christmas, would it? This is because of the generally-accepted definition of a bear market. Never mind, the technical definition of a drop of at least 20% from the nearest top but more on the its effect on investor psychology. As Investopedia ...

Chief economist update: ECB bids farewell to QE

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2018
... the slowdown in the region's three biggest economies persists - Germany and Italy are just a quarter away from a technical recession and France's year-on-year GDP growth have trended lower from 2.8% in the December 2017 quarter to 1.4% in the ...

Copia builds distribution team

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2018
... have someone of Mani's calibre join Copia. Mani has extensive experience in the funds management industry and brings a technical and client centric approach to distribution which importantly enables us to continue building our retail footprint throughout ...

FASEA to assess professional advice designations

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2018
... approve CPD for their advisers," Maroney said. The association has also called for the minimum CPD requirements for technical competence match that of professionalism and ethics. Under the draft legislation, a minimum of just five hours is required for ...

Retirement income covenant consultation continues

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2018
... Following the consultation process, consumers will partake in a trial to test the design and content of the fact sheet. A technical paper outlining the retirement income risk measure and the method of calculation is also up for consultation. Submissions ...

New initiatives ready advisers for the future

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2018
... understand, curated content outlining recent regulatory changes and other major events in the advice sector, building on the technical content already prepared by wealthdigital. Aged Care Gurus has also partnered with knowITdigital to provide a suite ...

Chief economist update: Tariff man takes Wall Street down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2018
... Reasons for the Sell-Off in U.S. Stocks " piece published today. The list also includes geopolitical concerns, Brexit, technical breaches, sell-off in momentum names, softening US housing markets, forced selling, JPMorgan chief executive Jamie Dimon's ...

Chief economist update: Bottom line slows down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2018
... estate services (+3.1% from +2.3%); arts and recreations services (+9.7% from -0.7%); and, professional, scientific and technical services (-1.0% from -3.8%). To be sure, these stats would be considered ancient in financial market time but the trend ...