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Wages separate businesses from consumers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2017
... therefore, business conditions and confidence. Growth in total wages remained at a record low 1.9% in the March quarter. But this isn't the problem for wages are still growing. The problem is real, growth in real wages (nominal wages adjusted for inflation) ...

Inflation: Cost-pushed and demand-pulled

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2017
... could either be cost-pushed or demand-pulled. The latest NAB survey shows that there's none of that happening - inflation isn't pushed up by rising costs nor pulled higher by increased demand (due to rising employment and economic growth overall). Cost ...

Discretionary trusts crackdown short-sighted

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2017
... government's proposed crackdown on discretionary trusts is "short-sighted" and "anti-family" given the broader tax system isn't operating on a level playing field, an industry expert says. In response to Opposition Leader Bill Shorten proposing a 30% ...

Crisis emerging in Australian retirement system: HILDA

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2017
... he said. "You tend to think of people buying their house and then paying off their loans over time, but for many that just isn't happening." To address this generational wealth divide, Wilkins is calling for new policies to be considered, including reducing ...

Advice, ETFs and SMAs form powerful combination

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2017
... each client enacted two changes in a period of four months, that's around 1400 hours of admin time no longer required. This isn't accounting for the amount of time spent talking to clients and getting them to sign the RoA in the first place," Howie said. ...

No age limit on great advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2017
... Wealth head of sales Don Sillar said there is often confusion that the award criteria involves an age limit. "Rising Star isn't just for younger advisers. It's about recognising the best new entrants to the industry - meaning those with four or less ...

The challenges of modern estate planning

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2017
... because challenges only occur once the client dies and once a claim is made against the estate, which makes its way to court and isn't later settled out of court. "You see a lot of clients with SMSFs and discretionary trusts who aren't aware of just ...

Is the Fed the victim of its own success?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 JUL 2017
... "idiosyncratic factors, including sharp declines in prices of wireless telephone services and prescription drugs..." Inflation isn't lifting despite the US unemployment rate (4.4% in June) falling below estimates of NAIRU (4.9% OECD; 4.5% Oxford Economics) ...

Transport bolsters listed infrastructure demand

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 JUL 2017
... clients replace part of their old fixed income allocation with liquid infrastructure, explaining part of its appeal is it isn't correlated economic market cycles. Generally speaking, liquid infrastructure fits somewhere between listed equities and the ...

Brexit endangers EU asset manager passport

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 JUL 2017
... citizens living in the UK move. Although London might lose its badge of honour as the epicentre of the financial world, this isn't stopping several fund managers setting up shop there. In May, Bennelong Funds Management opened a London office for its ...

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Global X awards mandate for ETF business

ELIZA BAVIN  |   12:33PM
Global X has awarded a new custody and administration mandate for its Australian ETF business.

Bell Asset Management launches small-caps fund

KARREN VERGARA  |   11:56AM
Bell Asset Management has formally launched its Australian Small Companies Fund, which is run by former Tyndall Asset Management portfolio managers.

Former Australian Ethical finance chief lands new gig

MATTHEW WAI  |   11:09AM
The former chief financial officer of the ethical investment manager has joined a local finance company after wrapping up his tenure at AUB Group.

MySuper assets pursue $1.5tn Choice sector

KARREN VERGARA  |   12:20PM
MySuper assets are fast catching up to the $1.5 trillion Choice sector, hitting nearly $1.2 trillion in the March quarter.

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