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Chief economist update: BOE going the wrong way?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2019
Mexico (and the world) is breathing a sigh of relief after Trump's tweet "indefinitely" suspending his tariff threat against America's southern neighbour. But POTUS being Trump, he's exploited this "win" to issue fresh tariff threats versus ...

SG below 10% fails super objective

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019
Rice Warner has weighed into one of the longest running debates in the superannuation sector, saying a superannuation guarantee under 10% fails its primary objective. The researcher believes the superannuation guarantee (SG) should increase in line ...

Chief economist update: Oil market slides from bull to bear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019
Crude oil prices have dropped, turning this year's bull market into a bear market. Oil prices rallied nearly 50% from January to April this year on the back of the Fed's pause; China's stimulus measures and expectations of continued easy ...

Retirement income review welcomed: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2019
The Federal Government's pledge to review the retirement income system and the numerous proposed improvements to superannuation has been welcomed by readers polled in Financial Standard 's latest survey. More than half (53%) of the respondents applauded ...

Industry fund names chief risk officer

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2019
A $6.6 billion industry fund has welcomed a new chief risk officer from ESSSuper. LUCRF Super named Alison Anthony as chief risk officer and company secretary. Anthony was previously the general manager of governance and product at ESSSuper for more ...

PYSP puts SMSFs at risk

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2019
As July 1 approaches, some self-managed superannuation fund members are scrambling to ensure life insurance policies held through an APRA-regulated fund aren't suddenly cancelled. With the Government's Protecting Your Super Package about to kick in ...

Chief economist update: The Budget surplus can wait

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2019
"Anything that could go wrong will go wrong." - Murphy's law. It seems like it for us, Australians all. The latest (although dated) GDP growth figures showed that domestic economic growth slowed to its slowest pace in a decade (in the midst of the ...

Advisers losing female clients

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2019
Female financial advice clients aren't getting the support they need from financial advisers, putting client books at risk. Appearing at the Sydney leg of the Association of Financial Advisers' National Roadshow yesterday, financial adviser and 2018 ...

Magellan changes board responsibilities

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2019
Magellan Financial Group has made changes to board responsibilities, including a new deputy chair for the company. Hamish McLennan has been appointed as deputy chair of Magellan Financial Group, second to Hamish Douglass who is chair of the ASX-listed ...

Risk commission changes imperil advice practices

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2019
As financial advisers adjust their business models to the Life Insurance Framework, many fear the Royal Commission's recommendations will further undermine the viability of their practices. This is according to ClearView's latest survey of 630 financial ...