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Chief economist update: Weaker yen strengthening Japan

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2019
... reading of 11.75 overnight. This was around the same time as the yen reached this year's high of ¥105.08 versus the US dollar and €116.08 against the Euro as investors sought cover in the safety of the Japanese currency. The US dollar has appreciated ...

Industry still shy of flat dollar fees: Frontier

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2019
... report from Frontier Advisors suggests superannuation funds and investment managers are still not comfortable with flat dollar fees. The report, titled 'Managing costs and aligning interests: A decade on', written by director Fiona Trafford-Walker said ...

Consultation opens for retirement income review

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2019
... we need to make sure the system is as efficient as possible to make sure Australians get the maximum benefit from every dollar they have been promised." The consultation period closes on February 3.

FSC, ISA face off over APRA heat map

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2019
Two of the most influential lobbying groups in superannuation have taken vastly different positions on APRA's recently unveiled MySuper heat map. The Financial Services Council and Industry Super Australia have aired uniquely different perspectives ...

The AUD is key

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2019
... some more to try and reverse the trend deterioration in the domestic economy. In it I briefly touched on the Australian dollar exchange rate inferring that it has not fallen enough this time. "The A$/US$ sank from US$0.80 to below US$60 during the Asian ...

ASIC to survey whistleblower policies

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2019
ASIC plans to survey whistleblower policies of a sample of companies next year. The regulator said it plans to review the selected companies compliance with the legal requirements outlined in the new whistleblower protection laws. This comes as ASIC ...

Chief economist update: The A$ will answer the question of how much more

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2019
... rate by the middle of 2020," it reads. However, it seems that one more rate cut wouldn't do much for the Australian dollar - look at the fine print once more. The RBA assumes the A$ TWI at 60 and US$0.69. This means that the RBA expects the A$ to ...

FIIG makes first impact investing play

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2019
Specialist fixed income house FIIG Securities partnered with the microfinance arm of World Vision to launch its first impact investing product in Australia. FIIG Securities and VisionFund International launched an impact bond to the Australian market ...

International investors chase Australian real assets

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2019
... investors overseas are turning towards the region. The tax incentives for foreign investors, the depreciating Australian dollar and the privatization wave in the infrastructure industry have awakened investors' appetite, and this can be seen in the increased ...

Chief economist update: The yen to dictate if BOJ turns words into action

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2019
... third time in October, following its July and September rate cuts. But instead of depreciating against the yen, the US dollar had been appreciating against the yen since late August. The same could be said of the euro, despite the European Central Bank's ...