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The price is not right

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2017
Quo vadis inflation? The minutes of the Fed's 31 October - 1 November FOMC meeting revealed Yellen & Co's continued confusion over the unresponsiveness of consumer price inflation to undeniably solid growth in the economy. According to the minutes ...

Family members greenlit for $60bn industry fund

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2017
Following on from obtaining a public offer licence in May, a $60 billion industry superannuation fund is opening its doors to family and former members with a new Personal Accounts product. UniSuper said the move came about as a result of strong demand ...

PIMCO launches adviser education tool

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2017
PIMCO has launched a new education platform to provide online resources for advisers about fixed income and global markets. The new PIMCO Market Intelligence platform includes a six-part CPD-accredited course along with case studies, video tutorials ...

New advice firm taps young professional market

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2017
Spend less and save more is a popular New Year's resolutions, but research shows less than 10% of people actually stick to it. Former Zurich risk strategist Jessica Brady and former Macquarie associate director and business development manager Glen ...

Former J.P. Morgan chief joins Future Fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2017
The Future Fund appointed a former J.P. Morgan chief executive to its board. Robert Priestley joins the sovereign wealth fund's Board of Guardians, replacing Steven Harker who completed his five-year term. Priestley was the chief executive of J.P. Morgan ...

YBR founder to lead government taskforce

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2017
The founder and chair of Yellow Brick Road will lead a Federal Government small business taskforce with appointees from Suncorp, Australian Unity and NAB. Mark Bouris will chair the Small Business Taskforce, which the Department of Industry, Innovation ...

Japan on reverse cycle?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2017
Everything that could go right is going right for Japan. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe won by landslide at the 22 October 2017 general elections, ensuring that sitting Bank of Japan (BOJ) governor Haruhiko Kuroda will be re-appointed when his term expires ...

Perpetual chief executive resigns

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2017
The chief executive and managing director of Perpetual will resign after seven years at the company. Geoff Lloyd will continue leading Perpetual until 30 June 2018. His replacement will be drawn from a pool of internal candidates along with the results ...

HESTA announces life insurance facelift

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2017
Industry superannuation fund HESTA is enhancing its life insurance offer, including a shift to age-based pricing that will be effective 1 March 2018. Among the changes, HESTA has also bolstered its income protection cover to include a lump sum provision ...

Financial literacy the bridge for income protection gap

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2017
Classroom-style financial education programs in the workplace and hands-on practice and counselling can play a significant role in closing the income protection gap. That is a key finding from a recent study by Zurich in partnership with the Smith School ...