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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 ...

Fintech is not a threat: FPA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2017
Financial planners overlooking fintech are missing out on benefits that can ultimately lead to higher client engagement and satisfaction levels, latest research from the Financial Planning Association of Australia shows. Released at the 2017 FPA Professionals ...

Vanguard rolls out multi-asset ETF suite

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2017
In a first for the Australian market, Vanguard is launching four multi-asset exchange-traded funds, which offer diversified portfolios within a single trade. The four Vanguard Diversified Index ETFs - Conservative (VDCO), Balanced (VDBA), Growth (VDGR) ...

C is the key

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2017
It's 21 days before the US Federal Reserve proclaims to the world that the fed funds rate is 25 basis points higher to 1.5%. Gauging from the CME FedWatch Tool, this is 91.5% certain. I don't think anybody can quibble with this. But one striking point ...

gigSuper reaches out to self-employed

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2017
Competition in superannuation is gathering pace with the entry of gigSuper, the latest boutique direct product aimed at a niche market. Tapping into growing number of Australians who are self-employed or working in the gig economy, co-founders Peter ...

Industry funds adopt robo-advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2017
... graduate and employment opportunities for student in the Illawarra region. Mercer Australia managing director and chief executive Ben Walsh said the collaboration marked a significant milestone in cementing Mercer's presence in the region. "Both organisations ...

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 ...

ASIC recoups $40m from NAB and ANZ

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2017
NAB and ANZ will pay ASIC $20 million each to cover investigation costs over the banks' participation in the setting of the bank bill swap rate (BBSW). On November 10, the Federal Court ruled that both banks had attempted to engage in "unconscionable ...

Managed accounts now available via FirstChoice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2017
Managed accounts are now live on Colonial First State's FirstChoice platform, providing a level of portfolio control typically associated with managed discretionary accounts. The latest platform enhancement to be rolled out by CFS sees more than 100 ...