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Chief economist update: Oil's well that ends 2019 well

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2019
It may not seem like it, but crude oil prices appear on track to finish 2019 around 30% higher. This year to date, WTI oil has risen by 33.4% to US$60.21 per barrel while the price of Brent oil has rallied by 29.2%. To be sure, new production cuts that ...

Fossil fuel exposures climb at UniSuper

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2019
The $80 billion superannuation fund is more exposed to companies involved in fossil fuels than it was a year ago, according to its second annual climate risk disclosures released yesterday. At June end, UniSuper had 12% of its exposures in companies ...

Morgan Stanley's top picks for Aussie ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019
In a research note sent to clients, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management's Nathan Lim shared the four Australian ETFs the firm prefers over the rest. The list represents Morgan Stanley's preferred picks for Australian exposure in multi-asset portfolios ...

Zurich secures mandate from $8b super fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019
Zurich has been awarded a group insurance mandate from an industry super fund worth $8 billion. The mandate was awarded by Queensland-based Energy Super and is the first given to the insurer since it acquired OnePath Life in June this year. Head of ...

Chief economist update: Oil to slide into 2020

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2019
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently released its 'World Economic Outlook' report for October where it slashed its global growth projection to 3.0% this year (from 3.2% forecast in July) before rebounding to 3.4% (downgraded from its ...

Super fund cuts fees

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2019
An $8 billion industry superannuation fund has cut fees for accumulation members. From today, Energy Super has decreased the asset-based administration fee charged to accumulation members by four basis points - from 0.22% to 0.18%. The move will see ...

Chief economist update: Plenty of oil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2019
Oil prices soared after a drone attack on September 14 on Saudi Arabia's Abqaiq oil-processing plant (estimated to produce around 5% of global oil supply). WTI and Brent crude oil prices jumped by 14.6%, to US$62.88 per barrel and US$69.03/barrel ...

Chief economist update: The fear of Brexit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2019
"Pompa mortis magis terret quam mors ipsa." Translated into the quotee Francis Bacon's - English philosopher, statesman and essayist - mother tongue, "The pomp of death alarms us more than death itself." Yes Virginia, you know where I'm going ...

Low inflation rate masks rising living costs woes

KRISTI CHENG  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2019
While the overall inflation rate has been low, retirees are seeing a "steep" increase in the cost of basic items, according to the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia. In ASFA's latest Retirement Standard, it found over the year to June ...

MLC faces class action over adviser fees

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2019
IMF Bentham and William Roberts Lawyers will bring a class action against MLC's super fund trustee NULIS Nominees relating to excess fees charged to members for adviser commissions. IMF Bentham and William Roberts will allege NULIS breached its ...