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Chief economist update: Inflation scare

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2021
... increased to 1.70% from 1.62% the day before. The VIX index - the fear gauge - soared by 26.3% to a reading of 27.59 (the highest since March this year) and the US dollar index rose by 0.7% to 90.8. The fear du' jour is that the US Federal Reserve ...

Rest offers extra parental leave

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
... part-time work. The gap between male and female workforce participation rates in Australia is 10%, making it the 16th highest in OECD countries.

Housing market reaches new heights

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2021
... gains in real estate markets across the country. In the three months to April, national home values rose 6.8%, marking the highest quarterly dwelling growth rate since December 1988. "The Australian dwelling market has reached fresh record highs for ...

APRA approves MLC super takeover

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2021
... new licence conditions after the regulator found concerns it was not always considering members' best interests as the highest priority. The Royal Commission formed the view that NULIS' decisions in regard to moving certain groups of members into ...

KPMG recommends super changes

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2021
... part-time work. The gap between male and female workforce participation rates in Australia is 10%. This makes it the 16 th highest in OECD countries. KPMG said the interplay of childcare and tax and transfer systems are creating a barrier to women returning ...

Legalsuper adds Law Institute of Victoria chief

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2021
... "Adam's role as chief executive of the Law Institute of Victoria centers on meeting members' expectations through the highest standards of professionalism and service delivery - a direct alignment with legalsuper's own role in managing the retirement ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 causes double-dip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2021
... record high of 63.3 while the services PMI went up to a reading of 50.3 - the first reading indicating expansion and the highest in eight months. This is good news according to Chris Williamson, chief business economist at IHSMarkit: "In a month during ...

Grant Thornton sells private wealth division

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2021
... standalone business, the Private Wealth team will be able to focus all of their resources and priorities on providing the highest level of support to clients while meeting any additional requirements and regulations." Clients of the private wealth team ...

Chief economist update: Not yet time to make a change

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2021
... consumer spending. The Conference Board's survey showed consumer confidence surged to a reading of 121.7 in April - the highest level from February last year and the fourth straight month of improvement. Similarly, the University of Michigan's ...

FirstChoice dominates platform market

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2021
... functionalities, followed by AMP Flexible Lifetime with 5969 users. Over the course of 12 months, GWM Adviser Services welcomed the highest number of advisers of 173 but lost 164. AMP Financial Planning lost 389 advisers but added 50 new representati ...