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Chief economist update: Did the BOE just announce taper?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2021
This month the Bank of England's (BOE) monetary policy committee decided to keep the existing stance of monetary policy unchanged; the Bank Rate remains at a record low 0.1% and QE at £895 billion. But buried in the "Monetary Policy Summary and ...

Chief economist update: Low for longer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2021
Latest inflation figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) underscore both the Reserve Bank of Australia's prescience and governor Philip Lowe's expectation that the official cash rate will remain low until at least 2024. ...

Adviser numbers at five-year low

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 APR 2021
The financial adviser population has reverted to the pre-financial services Royal Commission days, ending at 20,667 in the first quarter of 2021. Rainmaker analysis of ASIC's Financial Adviser Register found that the total number of financial advisers ...

Managed accounts prop up platforms

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 APR 2021
The growth of managed accounts is the only segment of the platform market that has developed and without them platforms would be going backwards, new research shows. Rainmaker Information's latest Wholesale Advantage Report for the December 2020 quarter ...

Chief economist update: Positive feedback loop

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2021
... 14.8% recorded in April last year. The same factors -- easing business restrictions, falling coronavirus infection rates, a fast vaccine rollout and continued support from the government - driving consumer confidence and the services sector (as well ...

Morningstar releases DDO solution

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2021
With the October 2021 deadline for ASIC's new product design and distribution obligations fast approaching, Morningstar has released a new solution. "The most meaningful way to keep regulatory compliance costs low for industry participants and consumers ...

Trading platform names new chief

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2021
... Edgley said: "Our current team, together with founder and former CEO Andrew Ward, have done a fantastic job in building a fast-growing business with a trusted brand, an engaged community of traders and an innovative product offering." During 2021, SelfWealth ...

Chief economist update: Hot flashes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021
Expansion in private sector activity with a dash of inflation. This is the overriding conclusion that could be derived from the flash estimates of the IHS Markit Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) surveys conducted for the US, the Eurozone, the UK ...

Xero makes Swedish acquisition

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2021
Xero has acquired a Sweden-based e-invoicing technology provider for around $23 million. Tickstar is an e-invoicing infrastructure business that allows organisations such as Xero and its customers connect to a global e-invoicing network. Xero said the ...

New fund launches on Chi-X

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2021
... range of investment management styles. "In recent years, the Australian ETF industry has seen exponential growth and is now fast approaching $100 billion in FUM," Jokovic said. "The launch of the 360 Capital Active Value Equity Fund comes as the long-awaited ...