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Chief economist update: The Fed's force is with us

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018
... Treasuries. However, these are all based on expectations that the US Federal Reserve will be more aggressive towards lifting interest rates that, in turn, is based that the Fed's prophecy about inflation lifting "this year" will come true. There's no ...

AMP considers "all alternatives" in life insurance portfolio review

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2018
... net cashflows since 2003: $5.5 billion (FY 16: $967 million). AMP said this was due to "strong international investor interest in AMP Capital's fixed income, real estate and infrastructure capabilities." Commenting on the results, AMP chief executive ...

Record high returns elusive in 2018: Economist

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2018
... Financial Standard Chief Economists Forum, Baur said global economies were returning to normal, which in turn signals that interest rates are also returning to normal levels. Inflation and low interest rates will be two key factors for the financial ...

Perennial appoints institutional sales lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2018
Perennial Value Management and Daintree Capital are welcoming a new head of institutional sales. Dan Birch will lead the fund manager's institutional sales division, responsible for marketing and selling Perennial's equity and risk management product ...

Chief economist update: RBA to lift rates after 2018

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2018
... trimmed mean and weighted measures, core inflation remained unchanged at 1.9%. This, in no way, would prod the RBA to raise interest rates anytime soon. More so, because current low inflation would likely be transmitted into lower pay rises. Wages increased ...

SMSFs and instos driving crypto exchange growth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2018
Growing interest from institutional and self-managed superannuation investors is behind two recent executive appointments at an Australian cryptocurrency exchange, including a former senior member of Challenger's technical team. Sydney-based exchange ...

Chief economist update: This time is different

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2018
... equipment and building and structures and staffing which... you already know the drill. And again sure, the Fed could raise interest rates more than the three it forward guided earlier this year but... but would any American rather zero interest rates ...

Industry fund creates finance role

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2018
A $9.2 billion industry superannuation fund aims to take its financial reporting to new highs following a senior appointment in its newly-created head of finance role. Joining Vision Super as head of finance is Bryan Collins. Most recently the senior ...

ClearView issues refunds over life sales misconduct

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2018
... and used pressure tactics to sell policies. In response ClearView has agreed to refund full premiums, all bank fees and interest to customers with high initial lapse rates; refund 50% of premiums and interest to customers with high ongoing lapse rates ...

Industry fund appoints former Queensland state politician

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2018
A former deputy premier of Queensland will lead the board of a $50 billion superannuation fund after it opted to scrap its traditional means of chair selection. Replacing Ben Swan, Sunsuper has appointed Andrew Fraser as its new chair. Fraser was deputy ...