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Former Macquarie executive joins LICs

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2019
A long-serving Macquarie Group executive has joined the board of two listed investment companies. Sarah Williams joins as an independent director of NAOS Emerging Opportunities Company (NCC) and NAOS Ex-50 Opportunities Company (NAC) effective 31 January ...

Chief economist update: The Fed pause that refreshes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2019
Three became two, two became one (maybe) or none (more likely). That's the genealogy of the number of interest rate hikes expected of the US Federal Reserve this year - a quick downshift from two 25 basis point increases in the fed funds rate the ...

Fund managers embrace China exposure: Zenith

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2019
More fund managers are increasing their exposures to Chinese equities thanks to major indices that began offering China A-Shares last year. This is according Zenith's analysis of emerging market fund managers it rated, which increased their average ...

Ponzi scheme fined $1.4bn

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2019
A Ponzi scheme that allegedly duped 8400 retail investors in the US has been ordered to pay US$1 billion in penalties and disgorgement. Woodbridge Group of Companies LLC and its former owner and chief executive Robert H. Shapiro lured retail investors ...

AustralianSuper hikes admin fees

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2019
AustralianSuper members will pay 50% more in administration fees from 30 March 2019. Current admin fees of $1.50 will rise to $2.25 a week or an additional $39 per year. It is the $140 billion super fund's first fee increase since January 2009. ...

Chief economist update: Anatomy of an RBA rate cut

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2019
I've got chills, they're multiplying and I fear that the RBA is about to lose control. Apologies for sounding like doctor gloom lately but the list of stats indicating that the Australian central bank would be forced into a counter-offensive ...

Most clients coping with financial stress: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2019
Financial advisers are helping clients manage financial stress and keep it at minimal levels, Financial Standard 's latest survey shows. Financial advisers canvassed in our latest straw poll said most of their clients fall into either the moderately ...

Labour and housing drive rate sentiment

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2019
As the Reserve Bank of Australia holds the cash rate at 1.5%, economic conversations are moving from a rise to a cut. AMP Capital chief economist Shane Oliver earlier this month said the RBA could cut to 1% by the end of 2019, with the first rate cut ...

AMP profits nose dive, dividends hit

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2019
AMP is expecting to report about $30 million in profit attributable to shareholders for FY18, dragging down its final dividend for the year to four cents per share. Providing earnings guidance ahead of its annual results slated for February 14, the ...

Australia Day: How the barbecue has changed

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2019
Over the past 20 years, Australians have increasingly paid more for their meat at Australia Day barbecues. They're also more conscious about drinking alcohol to excess and should eat fruit salad. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said sausages ...