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Chief economist update: Fourth wave threatens Olympics, growth outlook

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2021
The way it's (not) going for Japan, recent upgrades to its 2021 economic growth made by the OECD and the International Monetary Fund might need to be toned down or even reversed to a downgrade at their next outing. The OECD's March 2021 "Interim ...

"Financial" in BFID is no big deal: Academic

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2021
... UNSW academic says subjecting superannuation funds to "best financial interest duty" instead of just "best interest duty" is not material, but BFID's flow-on effects will be concerning for trustees. University of New South Wales director for centre of ...

Research reveals true value of advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2021
... they are able to find an adviser they can trust, IOOF found. Barriers to receiving advice included many believing they do not have enough money or assets, and that the timing in receiving seek advice is not right. Many also said that they couldn't ...

Chief economist update: RBA promises support over the next three years

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2021
... "The board is committed to maintaining highly supportive monetary conditions until its goals are achieved. The board will not increase the cash rate until actual inflation is sustainably within the 2-3% target range. For this to occur, wages growth will ...

Tax concessions failing women: Research

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2021
... towards childcare and boosting retirement incomes for those in poverty. "Scrapping or curtailing these tax concessions would not only reduce inequality but it would also raise billions of dollars that the government could use to further reduce inequality," ...

Instos seek unique alternatives

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2021
... classes and other alternatives has accelerated as more investors search for sources of alpha that are "idiosyncratic"- that is, not strongly correlated with other assets. "Rather than tapping private markets opportunistically and tactically to boost ...

Chief economist update: Positive feedback loop

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2021
... expansion - after contracting in April (41.6) and May (45.4) last year. Wait, there's more! The Services PMI report showed not one, not two, but all of the 18 services industries surveyed reported growth. According to Anthony Nieves -- chair of the ...

Count snaps up three former MLC firms

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2021
... are an AFSL that believes in advice first, with no conflicts of interest in manufactured product," Stevens said. "They are not aligned with a product provider or platform and are purely advice-led, which aligns closely with our own business values. There ...

MySuper fees could halve in 10 years

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2021
... Australia probably counts as its peers, Australia's median superannuation fees in reality look expensive." Dunnin said it is not unrealistic to expect Australian super funds to go from charging 1.1% p.a. in median fees to 0.5% p.a. over the next ...

Evans and Dixon takeover shelved

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2021
... closed at 7pm yesterday. In ASX filings this morning, 360 Capital said its board has decided to let the offer lapse, and has not extended it. ED1 said the unsolicited takeover received less than 1% acceptances. TGP attributed the change in its position ...