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Industry fund finds new advice tech partner

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2018

A $4.9 billion industry superannuation fund partnered with a financial planning technology firm as part of a rebrand of its advice offering to members. BUSSQ is working with Midwinter Financial Services, rolling out its AdviceOS platform to enhance ...

Labor franking credit changes fair but not the best: Grattan

KANIKA SOOD | MONDAY, 26 NOV 2018

... Grattan Institute has called Labor's plan to end refunds of excess franking credits a "fair way" to improve the Federal Budget but it is still "second-best" as there are better solutions. Grattan's budget policy director Danielle Wood and fellow ...

Chief economist update: Thanks for nothing

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2018

... alongside its brothers, in time for Thanksgiving. This is because it's raining... problems - trade war, Brexit, Italian budget, de-synchronised global growth, geo-political concerns, free-falling emerging markets, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera. But ...

Chief economist update: Slowing in sync

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2018

... markets (currencies and equity markets) in a tailspin - there's the tussle between Brussels and Italy and its proposed budget deficit and the general slowing in Eurozone economic activity, there's Brexit, and of course, there's Trump's ...

Special Report: Hitting new ETF goals

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2018

... he says. Government bonds are a good example of duration, while short-dated corporate bonds have credit exposure. Due to budget deficits in recent years, Harper says the Federal Government has issued a large amount of bonds. Pointing to the Bloomberg ...

Zurich partners for future of work and insurance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2018

Zurich has entered a three-year study partnership with Oxford University to develop a means of ensuring workers are effectively protected and supported in an increasingly fragmented labour market. Working with the Smith School of Enterprise and the ...

Chief economist update: Buy the dip or sell the rallies?

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2018

... shift from QE to QT. Worries about a hard Brexit have flared back up again. Rome and Brussels still at odds over Italian budget. China policy fine-tuning measures still seen as insufficient. Political atmosphere post US midterm elections remains divisive. ...

Grattan says Aussies retiring comfortably, ISA responds

KANIKA SOOD | WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2018

... legislation to ramp up compulsory super contributions to 12% should be scrapped, putting about $2 billion back into the budget every year, the independent think tank said. Grattan Institute chief executive John Daley said: "The financial services industry ...

Chief economist update: Americans who want work will find it

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 5 NOV 2018

... of higher salaries - more employed Americans would benefit from Trump's tax cuts. Not only that, the US government budget wins too, in that it's spending less on unemployment benefits. Latest data show that continuing jobless claims dropped to ...

Chief economist update: Eurozone growth slowing fast

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2018

... October 2018. Hence, respondents haven't factored in the developing crisis in Italy yet (Brussels rejected Italy's budget deficit proposal on the October 24). But even sans Italy - whose economy showed no growth in the third quarter - Chris warns ...

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Mercer Super chief executive steps down

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | 12:01PM

Mercer Super chief executive Claire Ross is departing after almost 17 years in senior leadership roles at the retail super fund.

AusFood Super looks to revitalise member engagement

MATTHEW WAI | 11:30AM

The $3.5 billion super fund has partnered with InvestStream to launch RetireSmart+, becoming the first super fund to bring an AI-powered engagement experience to some 66,000 members.

L1 Group posts 'marked recovery' in June quarter

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | 12:13PM

L1 Group has reported a marked recovery in investment performance in the June quarter.

European PE firm mandates Apostle with Australian distribution

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | 11:50AM

Apostle Fund Management has been appointed by European investment firm Triton Partners for the distribution of its credit strategies in Australia and New Zealand.

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