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Chief economist update: BOJ has no plans to ease easing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2021
... year-on-year rate of increase in the observed consumer price index (CPI, all items less fresh food) exceeds 2% and stays above the target in a stable manner". This was as expected and in-line with unchanged policy decisions by its peers - the Federal ...

Chief economist update: Hot flashes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021
... disruptions and delays. Higher prices have ensued, with rates of both input cost and selling price inflation running far above anything previously seen in the survey's history." Eurozone business activity returned to expansion in March as indicated ...

Aware to restructure advice offering

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2021
... "It's a completely appropriate level of advice for many of our members, and we're currently recording satisfaction rates above 95% so it's clearly working for them. That's why we have invested in this area in particular - it's a great solution for many ...

Hyperion ETF goes live

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2021
... will have the same fee structure as the unlisted fund which is 0.70% per annum management fee and a 20% performance fee above the benchmark (MSCI World Accumulation Index). The Hyperion Australian Growth Companies Fund delivered the highest return in ...

Life Company of the Year named

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021
... reflected in slightly lower scores compared to 12 months ago," Sheils said. "That said, the top performing insurers went above and beyond, delivering an exceptional standard of service and maintaining their strong and supportive adviser relationships ...

Chief economist update: The do-nothing Fed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021
... year (from 4.2% projected in December 2020); 3.3% in 2022 (from 3.2%); before tapering to 2.2% in 2023 (from 2.4%) - still above the US Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) estimate of America's potential growth rate of 2.0%. The unemployment ...

Super fund appoints head of asset allocation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2021
... roles at CLSA, Macquarie and IBM. AEF chief investment officer David Macri said AEF has a long track record of producing above-market returns by specialising in responsible investment. "Investing in future-focused talent and technology will help us to ...

Dodgy SMSF operator loses appeal

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2021
... accepted. "Mr Cross had repeatedly and deliberately chosen to put what he perceived to be the interests of his clients, above his fundamental professional duty to act honestly. He repeatedly, deliberately chose to mislead the ATO," the tribunal found. ...

Women-led super funds outperform

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2021
... board and committees, trustees and chief executives are held by women. Interestingly, 11 out of the 13 funds that had an above-average proportion of women in leadership roles outperformed in the three years to FY20. Figure 1 highlights the 13 funds ...

Chief economist update: Fed fights back bond bears

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2021
... BOJ governor Haruhiko Kuroda told Japan's parliament: "The BOJ has no intention of pushing up (10-year bond yields) above its target of around 0%... "It's important now to keep the entire yield curve stably low as the economy suffers the damage ...