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Chief economist update: Do nothing RBA

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2018

If all goes according to expectations, today's Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Board meeting will mark one-month and two years (25 months) that the country's cash rate had been stuck at a record low 1.50%, and the longest stretch of unchanged ...

Chief economist update: Not before we get a pay rise

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 6 AUG 2018

Just in time for tomorrow's Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) monthly board meeting, ME Bank published the results of the 14th survey of its "Household Financial Comfort Report", taken last June. "The ME Household Financial Comfort Report provides ...

Chief economist update: Inflation genie still inside the box

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2018

... slowed to 1.9% in the second quarter from 2.1% in the March quarter. Both measures are below the lower range of the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) 2%-3% target band. Inflation would find it hard to pick up until wages growth picks-up. Recall former ...

Advisers on scam alert

KANIKA SOOD | TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2018

... operates in a highly regulated environment overseen by two independent Australian government agencies - ASIC and the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) so more regulation may not necessarily prevent or reduce the number of investment scams," she said. "To ...

Chief economist update: What goes around is starting to get around

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2018

Some would call it karma, for many it's just the plain and simple truism that a trade war is a lose-lose proposition. In his quest to "make America great again" and under the guise of "national security", US President Donald Trump kicked off with ...

Crypto exchange enters superannuation market

KARREN VERGARA | TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2018

... cryptocurrency. Last month, the RBA issued its stance on cryptocurrency : it's on the radar but not a priority. The Reserve Bank has closely followed developments in the crypto sphere for about five years, RBA head of payments policy Tony Richards ...

Industry expert joins SMSFA board

KARREN VERGARA | WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2018

... knowledge of financial services and superannuation. Ralston serves on numerous boards, including YBF Ventures and the Reserve Bank of Australia. The SMSFA has 1.1 million members who have more than $712 billion of funds under management. It recently ...

Super fund chair appointed to NSW Generations Fund

KANIKA SOOD | WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2018

... joining the NSW Generations Fund (NGF)'s five-person advisory board. The NSW government has also tapped in former Reserve Bank of Australia Governor (2006-2016) Glenn Stevens to chair the NGF advisory board. Stevens is currently a director at Macquarie ...

Chief economist update: Steady at 24 and counting

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2018

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) didn't disappoint when it kept the official cash rate unchanged at a record low 1.5% following its 3 July board meeting. It has been 24 months now - the longest in recent history - that the official cash rate ...

Absolute returns core to building wealth: ARCO chair

KANIKA SOOD | FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2018

... perform better when the market is struggling." Absolute return investing can measure its performance against the Reserve Bank cash rate instead of a market benchmark. "One thing we know about cash rates is - certainly in Australia's history - they don't ...

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Global X awards mandate for ETF business

ELIZA BAVIN | 12:33PM

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

Bell Asset Management launches small-caps fund

KARREN VERGARA | 11:56AM

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 | 11:09AM

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 | 12:20PM

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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