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Frontier highlights best in show list weaknesses

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2019
... members, not reducing the number of funds for the sake of it. "To determine the value a particular fund offers requires an assessment across a wide range of factors that includes the level of fees and costs, size of assets, performance across a range ...

Time ticks by on FASEA approvals

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2019
... announcement on their approval is now due in mid-June. FASEA had originally planned to communicate the outcomes for the assessment of graduate diploma and bridging course applications by "late May 2019," according to the frequently asked questions section ...

Chief economist update: Japan becomes collateral damage in US-China trade war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2019
... 25, the yen was trading at ¥111.59/US$, down 1.7% from ¥109.7 at the end of 2018. This gave the BOJ's economic assessment (at the time) credence that: "Japan's economy is likely to continue on a moderate expanding trend, despite being affected ...

No single solution for advice: CFA

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2019
... that a ban on vertical integration is not warranted however, it should remain under active consideration based on an assessment of the progress made," she said.

Chief economist update: RBA refused to blink in May

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2019
... the core inflation measures - trimmed mean to 1.6% from 1.8% and weighted median to 1.2% from 1.6%. It maintained its assessment of the property market, stating: "The adjustment in established housing markets is continuing, after the earlier large run-up ...

Industry funds dominate AAA quality list

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019
... AAA quality benchmarks this year, the majority of which are provided by not-for-profit funds. Following an in-depth assessment of 750 superannuation products, only 174 or 23.2% received the Rainmaker SelectingSuper AAA Quality rating. Some of the super ...

Chief economist update: Policy of patience

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2019
... expected economic conditions relative to its maximum employment objective and its symmetric 2% inflation objective. This assessment will take into account a wide range of information, including measures of labor market conditions, indicators of inflation ...

APRA amends member outcomes standard

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2019
... 2018. It requires super funds to improve their strategic and business planning. This includes undertaking a holistic assessment of the RSE's performance in executing its strategy and sustainably delivering enhanced outcomes for members. The Bill on the ...

IRESS partners with bank

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2019
... customers. One in four mortgages in the UK are already processed through MSO, which provides application capture and assessment as well as assisting in orchestrating the approvals and settlements through automated workflows. IRESS said the software reduces ...

Fire drills needed to meet APRA standards

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2019
APRA's new enforcement approach to cyber security may mean financial services firms have to conduct fire drills - where fake viruses or phishing attacks are deliberately spread in their systems - to work out the strength of their systems. APRA released ...