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Beware disruptors: Antipodes

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019
... perfection because they're exciting and interesting and they've had some innovative products. Uber was very innovative. "The problem is that because of the cloud other companies can do the exact same thing. And, ultimately, customers don't care which ...

Chief economist update: A good problem to have?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2019
If not for the "bubble" - yes, bubble - that's blowing into the equity market, the US Federal Reserve's problem of continued strong growth and below-target inflation is a good problem to have. This is underscored by the latest stat updates that ...

Retirees to fall short: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2019
... these intending retirees would be likely to rely on government benefits like the Age Pension "for some time yet." "A major problem facing the Australian government and individuals is how to fund the retirement of an ageing population," Morris said. "Superannuation ...

Chief economist update: Inflation is dead

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2019
... for a couple of years, so this will weigh on overall wage outcomes for a while," she said. This is still continuing. The problem with this is that tepid wage growth leads to less household spending, lower company sales and profits and, by extension ...

Superannuation Guarantee continues to fail employees: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2019
A new study debunks the myth that blue-collar workers are the occupational group most likely not to receive their superannuation entitlements. Using ATO data from 2015/16, Mercer's Unsupered report reveals of the 397,900 salaried employees who are ...

FCA hits Goldman Sachs over reporting failures

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2019
The UK's financial services conduct regulator has fined Goldman Sachs International more than £34 billion over historic reporting breaches. The FCA revealed the fine late last month and said the global giant had failed to provide accurate and timely ...

Cost of living fears rise: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2019
According to new research, 40% of Australians say the rising cost of living is their single greatest concern in 2019 but effective financial advice could be the solution. Latest research from Mortgage Choice and CoreData's looked at the attitudes and ...

Protecting Your Super Package will cross finish line: Treasurer

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg outlined in the Budget that part of the Protecting Your Super Package has been delayed but flagged it will pass into law before the end of 2019. A new law to enable superannuation fund members with a balance less than ...

Beware blockchain: ANZ

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2019
... attempt to fix have already been solved by existing technologies. In many cases, a regular database can solve for the problem with more reliability and for much less cost than blockchain." She went on to say the scalability of blockchain has not been ...

Australian Ethical mulls Facebook divestment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2019
... must take action to prevent this sort of material being uploaded and shared on social media. An urgent remedy to this problem is required." The group also said they are supportive of calls by New Zealand telecommunications company chief executives for ...