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Government moves on Royal Commission super recommendations

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2019
The Federal Government has amended the SIS Act and some of its superannuation bills to include recommendations made in the Royal Commission's final report. Superannuation fund trustees are set to be banned from treating employers in efforts to be ...

Don't fear credit crunch: Deloitte

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2019
... financial hardship will also be made available. Back on property, Hutley said the slow in housing construction likely has little to do with Commissioner Hayne's report, labelling it cyclical. It is slowing but it's not going to throw Australia into a ...

Fearless Girl comes to Melbourne

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2019
... bring the Fearless Girl statue to Australia in bid to stand for equality and diversity. The 50-inch bronze statue of a little girl standing defiantly in front of Wall Street's famous Charging Bull was commissioned by State Street Global Advisors ...

Grandfathered commissions deadline challenging: AFA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2019
... in support of it. The question now is how it will be done," he says. "We need to ensure that consumers are disrupted as little as possible and also that advice businesses can continue with their day-to-day. This is not about putting people out of business." ...

Australians prioritise car cover over life insurance

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2019
... specialist Sophie Walsh said many don't want to fork out for another monthly premium. But life insurance can start from as little as $4 per week - which in many cases can be cheaper than the cost of insuring a car, she said. The research also found that ...

Chief economist update: RBA still in denial

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2019
... While Lowe acknowledged that "the central scenario is for the Australian economy to grow by around 3% this year and by a little less in 2020" - a downgrade from December's expectations of 3.5% in 2019 - and underlying inflation is likely to be "gradual ...

Challenger boutique appoints chief operating officer

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2019
... dipped its toes in active ETFs to raise capital for its funds. XARO was met with lukewarm response from investors, raising a little over $1 million since. The boutique added two people to its team in September. Deutsche Bank fixed income research expert ...

Labour and housing drive rate sentiment

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2019
... superannuation land, even though ISA is forecasting a rate cut, immediate action doesn't seem to be necessary. "There is very little super fund chief investment officers need to do at this stage other than a broad awareness that a more challenging ...

Chief economist update: Policy normalisation interrupted

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2019
... an accommodative policy stance. Sure, these would delay central banks' march towards policy normalisation, leaving little ammunition to fight the next downtrend. But hey, we're now in a downtrend... and fight the central banks must. "A stitch ...

Primary digs heels on Aurora fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2019
... investigate," Garton-Smith said. He said the Aurora fund's (ASX:ABW) shareholder register had about 370 names. Of this, a little under half voted at the Tuesday meeting and 91% of those who voted wanted to swap out Aurora as the responsible entity ...