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Chief economist update: Foolish takeaway on US-China talks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2019
"There's an old saying in Tennessee - I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee - that says, fool me once, shame on -- shame on you. Fool me -- you can't get fooled again." - former US President George W. Bush, Nashville, Tenn., 17 September ...

Boutique AFSL acquires advice practice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2019
A boutique financial advice group has acquired a Parramatta-based firm focused on risk advice. Profile Financial Services has acquired Orion Financial Group, a risk-focused advice practice established 35 years ago in Parramatta. The Orion Financial ...

Values trump value for retail investors

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2019
Values are driving the decision-making of Australian retail investors, according to KPMG. Latest findings from the global consultancy's research arm KPMG Acuity show Australian retail investors are more concerned about values than perhaps was previously ...

Chief economist update: Economy slows to decade low but still tops the pops

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2019
There were no back-patting and self-congratulatory remarks this time from Australia's Prime Minister and Treasurer for the Australian National Accounts show that it wasn't a "wonderful set of numbers". Instead, with economic growth slowing to ...

Who foots the bill when super funds merge?

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2019
Who pays the costs of a merger, REST chair Ken Marshman asked panelists involved in superannuation mergers at the Australian Superannuation Investment Conference yesterday. The panel discussed how mergers will impact the investment strategy of superannuation ...

Discounted LIC fund opens to all

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2019
Affluence Funds Management has opened its LIC fund, which has until now only been open to high net worth sector, to all investors. The fund is now available to all investors in Australia and New Zealand, allowing more people to invest in a suite of ...

UniSuper hires from Janus Henderson

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2019
The $80 billion superannuation fund has hired an equities manager from Janus Henderson's Aussie equities team which shut down its funds earlier in the year and returned $490 million to investors. Paul Phillips started as a manager, equities at UniSuper ...

Northern Trust hires from State Street

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2019
Northern Trust has poached an experienced transition manager from State Street for its Sydney office as it builds the business locally. Matt Cook has been appointed to lead Northern Trust's transition management offering across Asia Pacific from ...

Chief economist update: Super Mario's last hurrah

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2019
"A significant degree of monetary stimulus continues to be necessary to ensure that financial conditions remain very favourable and support the euro area expansion, the ongoing build-up of domestic price pressures, and, thus, headline inflation developments ...

APRA slaps traffic light ratings on super funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2019
The prudential regulator confirmed a "traffic light" system aimed at weeding out underperforming superannuation funds is currently in the works. Deputy chair Helen Rowell flagged APRA is developing a heat map based on four key areas -investment returns ...