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New features for My AMP

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2019
The 650,000 clients using AMP's My AMP wealth management website will now have access to a range of new features. The new features include an interactive goals timeline where clients can identify their goals and source educational materials and access ...

Chief economist update: Hard target

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2019
With business conditions and confidence like it is, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA)'s full employment target just got a little harder to meet. Recall that in his speech at the RBA board dinner with the business community on June 4 - the night ...

Charter Hall industrial fund scores top Lonsec rating

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2019
Charter Hall's Direct Industrial Fund No.4 (DIF4) scored Lonsec's top rating. The independent research house rated DIF4 as Highly Recommended, noting its portfolio was 100% occupied by "high-quality tenants" and was well positioned in terms of future ...

New climate risk government bond index launches

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2019
A new climate risk government bond index has launched, allowing investors to incorporate climate change risk considerations into portfolios for the first time. Global index provider FTSE Russell launched the FTSE Climate Risk-Adjusted World Government ...

Chief economist update: Australia needs a cheaper A$

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2019
If it were posted on Facebook, Wall Street would have "unliked" the strong US non-farm payrolls report for June - up a bigger-than-expected 224,000 from 72,000 in May. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate ticked up to 3.7% from 3.6% in May, remains near ...

Industry fund to increase premiums

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2019
A $5.6 billion superannuation fund will increase insurance premiums as part of the Protecting Your Super changes after recently reducing costs for members. From 1 August 2019, EISS Super members will pay more for death and TPD cover, and death only ...

New chief executive at Evans Dixon

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2019
Evans Dixon has appointed a new chief executive after the incumbent stepped down in June to focus on an under-performing US fund. The ASX-listed wealth and advice firm this morning announced Peter Anderson, who joined the board as an independent non-executive ...

Super fund appoints new asset consultant

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2019
A $30 billion super fund has appointed an asset consultant, replacing Willis Towers Watson. ESSSuper, the Melbourne-based fund for Victorian emergency services and state employees, has announced the appointment of Frontier Advisers as asset consultant. ...

Government extends early retirement scheme

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2019
The government announced it will extend the concessional tax treatment of genuine redundancy and early retirement scheme payments to those under age pension qualifying age. The Treasury Laws Amendment (2019 Measures) Bill 2019 will amend the tax law ...

Chief economist update: BOE flips tightening bias to easing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2019
The strong US non-farm payrolls report - employment grew by 224,000 in June, beating expectations for a 160,000 gain and a sharp rebound from the 72,000 added in the previous month - failed to remove or even reduce the odds for a Fed rate cut this month. ...