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Survey says no to subsidising life insurance for genetically at-risk Aussies

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2018
... sustainability of the life insurance industry." The survey found only a small minority of people were prepared to pay a little extra to subsidise others, with $5 the amount most supported by survey respondents. The FSC said support began to drop significantly ...

And so this is Christmas, another year (almost) over

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2018
The "mother of all eco stats" - the US employment report - has been released. But it was neither here nor there and by the looks of it, it didn't make an iota of a difference that the Fed will raise the fed funds rate by another 25 basis points ...

Putting a price tag on clean investing

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2018
... from US$10.16 to US$15.49 trillion dollars which is 13%-20% of the world GDP in 2017. Additionally, this will involve an extra investment stimulus to the economy from US$2.93 to US$3.71 trillion which is 3.7%-4.7% of the world GDP in 2017. Countries ...

Chief economist update: Tariff man takes Wall Street down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2018
... the Fed becomes determined to reduce/remove policy accommodation. Trump's tax cuts and infrastructure spend has given extra oomph to the US economy. Ones, that the Fed is trying to hose down by virtue of its mandate for stable inflation - that's ...

Chief economist update: Wall Street in drunken sailor's shadow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2018
The ups and downs in US equities over the past weeks reminds me of the book, "A Random Walk on Wall Street", authored by Princeton University economics professor Burton Malkiel back in 1973, which posited that: "...short run changes in stock prices ...

ASIC bans Perth adviser

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2018
... his employment at Lifenet, Wilson overdrew four clients' superannuation accounts. When clients asked him to put the extra money back into their accounts, he funneled them into his own account, ASIC said. "Between 25 October 2017 and 23 January 2018 ...

Chief economist update: Faster wages growth a one-off?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2018
"There was a higher rate of wage growth recorded across the majority of industries in comparison to this time last year, reflecting the influence of improved labour market conditions. Annual wage growth at the Australia level was 2.3%, the highest growth ...

Former Cbus executive joins Tasplan board

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2018
A previous Cbus investment executive is joining Tasplan Super's board as a non-executive director. Joining Tasplan's board in the New Year is Trish Donohue. She worked at Cbus for 17 years and was one of the founding members of its investment team. ...

Pinnacle drops fees in Blue Sky fund bid

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2018
Pinnacle has knocked off performance fees from its bid to manage the Blue Sky Alternatives Access Fund, bringing it in line with Wilson Asset Management's bid, according to LIC's directors. The two managers have put in proposals to gain the ...

Industry fund chief exits

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2018
The long-running chief executive of a $9.4 billion industry superannuation fund is stepping down. Frank Pegan is exiting his role as chief executive at Catholic Super after 17 years at the helm. Chief risk officer David O'Sullivan acts as chief ...