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Chief economist update: US inflation hits target

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2018
... "sometime this year". This, and the strong momentum in the US economy, would strengthen speculations that the Fed would raise interest rates by four times this year (it has already lifted twice). Then again, the Income and Outlays report also showed ...

Dover AFSL cancelled, McMaster exits industry

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2018
ASIC has accepted a Court Enforceable Undertaking from Dover Financial Advisers and Terry McMaster will leave the financial services industry. ASIC confirmed the action resulted from an ASIC investigation which commenced in 2017, with a particular focus ...

ASIC slams SMSF advice, flags further education reform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2018
ASIC will pursue further education requirements for financial advisers in a damning report showing 90% of financial advice provided in establishing self-managed superannuation funds is non-compliant. Reviewing 250 client files from 102 different AFSLs ...

Qualitas creates LIT, enters retail market

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2018
... compared to equity and you've pre-agreed your return," he said. "The flipside is you can't earn more than you're interest rate and you can't get more than your money back. That's the way a loan works. "But in return for that, somebody ...

CIPR framework timely but questions remain

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2018
... volatility of investments over changing economic conditions retirees encounter over 20 to 40 years. In the current low interest rate and expected return environment, another concern is the unrealistic expectations set for CIPRs (Comprehensive Income ...

Chief economist update: Shanghai's drop is China's problem, the yuan's slide is everyone's

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2018
... outlook differential - America is gaining momentum while China's government is intentionally slowing its economy - and interest rate differentials - the Fed is on the path towards normalisation while the PBOC (just over the weekend) reduced its reserve ...

ASIC takes civil action against AMP

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2018
The corporate regulator has commenced Federal Court proceedings against AMP Financial Planning (AMPFP), alleging the division of the recently scrutinised mutual failed to ensure its authorised financial planners complied with the best interests duty ...

Cryptocurrencies on radar but not priority: RBA

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2018
... additional form of money in normal times, though this would presumably depend partly on design decisions such as the interest rate (if any) that would be paid on this money," he said. "But to the extent that there was significant demand, particularly ...

Allianz Retire+ announces leadership team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2018
... said it will continue to hire in key roles over the latter half of the year. "We are delighted with market feedback and interest since we launched and have made strong progress in recruiting exceptional people into the new business," Stewart said.

AZ NGA merges embattled advice firm

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2018
... white-labelled managed account solution, provided by Managed Account Holdings; an ASX-listed company that Henderson held an interest in via his self-managed superannuation fund. Henderson announced he would be retiring from the advice industry earlier ...