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Economic recap: Week to November 19

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 NOV 2021
Not taking a hike "It's not time to make a change Just relax, take it easy..." -Cat Stevens, Father and Son The curse du jour that is rising inflation has raised volatility in the bond and equity markets by virtue of the anticipated central bank ...

Gwen Fletcher Memorial Award winner revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 9 NOV 2021
The second winner of the Gwen Fletcher Memorial Award for 2021 has been announced by the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA). Sydney-based financial adviser Susan Buda of Brady & Associates Financial Advisers has taken home the award. ...

Responsible investment sector hits $1.2tn

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021
... social license of the responsible investment industry, and there is also a small risk that they could break Australian consumer law, which doesn't explicitly cover the financial services sector but can be taken across that." The report shows that just ...

Unlicensed crypto platforms robbing investors

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2021
Investors are making significant losses after investing in complex crypto-assets provided by unlicensed platforms, according to ASIC. The corporate regulator said investors trading in financial products such as options and futures are losing large amounts ...

Economic recap: Week to August 13

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2021
The Delta variant and its seeming immunity to lockdowns and extended lockdowns continue to dominate attention in Australia. Last week, the state of New South Wales (NSW) announced stricter and broader (into regions) of restrictions; the Australian Capital ...

NAB to buy Citigroup's Australian consumer banking business

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2021
NAB's purchase of Citigroup's local consumer business includes Citi's roughly 4000 wealth clients. NAB will pay Citigroup cash for the net assets and a premium of $250 million. Citigroup's consumer banking business includes lending assets of $12.2 billion ...

Super, fund manager ASX dominance launches inquiry

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2021
... companies by an increasingly small number of 'mega funds' and that trajectory will increase," he said. The Australian Consumer and Competition Commission believes common ownership poses threats to competition when it hits 10%, yet some major ...

Pandemic hasn't killed retail: Airlie

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUL 2021
... obviously to the tourism operators; it doesn't get spent broadly across the economy." Fisher sees the Australian consumer as being in great shape, and historically retailers have benefited from the health of the consumer. "Meanwhile, this sector ...

Robo advice potential skyrockets

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUL 2021
The Australian robo advice industry has doubled its potential market size over the last two years, new research shows. Rainmaker Information data shows the robo advice industry could reach $60 billion, up from $30 billion estimated in 2018. The data ...

Chief economist update: Australia on top

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2021
In the words of Frank Sinatra, Australia's now "A-number one, top of the list, head of the heap, king of the hill..." Ol' blue eyes was, of course, singing about the Big Apple (New York) but comparing apples with apples, Australia's on top. ...