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Chief economist update: Still the lucky country?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2018
... adjusted estimates and provide the best measure of the underlying behaviour of the labour market." Fear not (or fear only little) for the writing on the trend estimates' wall is also caused for optimism. The trend estimates show that total employment ...

SMSFs most affordable: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2018
... "Despite what some super fund members may think, superannuation is now a highly competitive marketplace. If members do even a little shopping around they might be surprised how much money they can save doing something as simple as swapping their super ...

Advice is valuable but advocacy issues abound

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2018
... "One of the key findings from the white paper was that in general, people who receive financial advice pay less tax, have little to no bad debt and have their money working harder for them." However, the white paper also highlighted the advocacy difficulties ...

Aged care RC will spook Aussies into advice

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2018
... of the Aged Care Royal Commission. "When you think about the Royal Commission into advice, it sort of spooked people a little bit," Howard said. "I think the same could happen with aged care." Howard expects many Australians will look to the case studies ...

AFA Foundation celebrates record year

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2018
... Foundation, Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation, Missing Persons Advocacy Network, Canteen, Bear Cottage, Camp Quality, Little Heroes and Lifeline. The annual Kokoda trek organised by the AFA raised $113,000 for the foundation alone, Lacheur said. The ...

AustralianSuper says women face superannuation poverty

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2018
... leave and work part time will be subject to a superannuation 'double penalty' effect. This is a result of making little or zero super contributions and the detrimental effects of part-time work and career breaks. The report notes that women's ...

Freedom drops chief, slashes workforce

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2018
... direct life insurance segment. ASIC found direct life insurers' sales practices were poor and the products offered little to no value. Freedom conceded that the upfront commission it earns and existing distribution model will not meet ASIC's ...

Chief economist update: Keep one eye open on the housing market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2018
... exercise. "The outlook for the labour market remains positive... Wages growth remains low, although it has picked up a little... The improvement in the economy should see some further lift in wages growth over time, although this is likely to be a gradual ...

Industry fund members more satisfied

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2018
... funds' satisfaction lead for balances less than $100k. Although retail funds lead in this category, this segment is of "little value as it only holds 0.1% of the total market despite having 11% of the customers," Roy Morgan said. Roy Morgan industry ...

RBNZ on ice into 2020

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018
... remain" and stated, "Our projection for the New Zealand economy, as detailed in the August Monetary Policy Statement, is little changed." The RBNZ predicts GDP growth of 2.7% this year and 2.6% in 2019 before accelerating to 3.4% in 2020. While the unemployment ...

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Global X awards mandate for ETF business

ELIZA BAVIN
Global X has awarded a new custody and administration mandate for its Australian ETF business.

Bell Asset Management launches small-caps fund

KARREN VERGARA
Bell Asset Management has formally launched its Australian Small Companies Fund, which is run by former Tyndall Asset Management portfolio managers.

Former Australian Ethical finance chief lands new gig

MATTHEW WAI
The former chief financial officer of the ethical investment manager has joined a local finance company after wrapping up his tenure at AUB Group.

MySuper assets pursue $1.5tn Choice sector

KARREN VERGARA
MySuper assets are fast catching up to the $1.5 trillion Choice sector, hitting nearly $1.2 trillion in the March quarter.

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