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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2016
... equipment and staff. That would lead to price discounting and lower wages and even lower expected inflation. RBNZ cuts interest rates Low inflation and currency strength were also the main reasons cited by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) for its ...

Non-super investments increasing sophisticated strategies

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2016
... opportunities for the financial services industry. Given the widespread attention given to superannuation by Government, interest groups and the media, the size and significance of the non-superannuation personal investments market is not always readily ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2016
... surprisingly, the increase in consumer confidence was in response to the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) 25 bps cut in interest rates on the 2nd of August - the survey was conducted in the first four days of this month - underscored by the 10.1% jump ...

AFA calls on members to reject constitution change

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2016
... be able to form any policy position, or negotiate any policy position with Government, other associations or consumer interest groups, without calling a general meeting and conducting a member vote. "This is a critical time in the profession's development. ...

K2 hurt by Brexit call

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2016
... for the year totaled $14.1 million - comprising management fees of $12.1 million, performance fees of $1.1 million and interest and other income of around $800,000. Funds under management finished the year at $689.7 million. "The K2 funds had taken advantage ...

Super funds return three per cent

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2016
... returns, the three year average return to June 2016 from listed property is 18.5%. Over the year ended June 2016, the fixed interest index return was a strong 7%, although, on average, fixed income portfolios within superannuation funds underperformed ...

ASX blockchain move defensive: Professor

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2016
A New York University professor believes at the very least the ASX should use blockchain to improve its back office processing of trades because that alone would provide a big profit opportunity. NYU Stern School of Business professor David Yermack ...

International pension research network established

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2016
... members known for their research contributions, with an initial membership term of two years. Members will have an active interest in pension research and be affiliated with universities, industry, policy groups, government, and elsewhere.

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2016
... reading of plus 1 - along with still low inflation - suggests a near-term Fed rate hike remains on ice. As a matter of interest, the LMCI printed at 5.4 in November 2013 and 2.5 in December before the Fed announced QE taper in December of the same year. ...

Instos demanding ESG metrics

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2016
... healthcare professionals. UBS expects to have the metrics in place by the end of 2017 and Bertocci says there is already interest from other pension funds in adopting them. Research provider Morningstar has recently expanded its own sustainability ratings ...