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Industry fund awards $180m fixed income mandate

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 18 DEC 2018
... Levinge said. Levinge, GSFM's head of institutional business, added the Energy Super mandate was a step in the right direction for Payden in the Australian market. "This latest investment is a reflection of the growing interest in the PARI strategy in ...

Chief economist update: Stability is doing it for Japan

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2018
... European Union (EU) and their effects; and geopolitical risks." Fortunately, Japanese inflation is heading in the right direction - headline up 1.3% in the year to August (from 0.9% in the previous month) and core inflation up 0.9% from 0.8% in July. ...

AFA launches consumer advice expo

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2018
... barriers, to make the world of finance more accessible and more easily understood and to help point consumers in the right direction to access financial advice." A two-day event, expo visitors will hear from informed speakers and have the opportunity ...

Industry stakeholders welcome PC report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2018
... the PC's scathing review of the Insurance Code of Practice. The report acknowledges the code as a step in the right direction, but one that ultimately falls short of what is needed as it is voluntary and not actually enforceable. Maurice Blackburn principal ...

Spaceship looks outside of superannuation

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2018
... wealth management products are difficult to use and what we are really trying to do is figure out what is the right direction to simplify a managed fund," he said. In came the Spaceship Voyager app, which lets users see their investments and their funds' ...

Chief economist update: All Ords rising

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2018
... that Trump's recent change of tone with regards to America's bilateral trade with China is a step in the right direction that thaws trade tensions not only with Beijing but with most of the US' trading partners... and what is good for China ...

Life insurance regulation needs government backing: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2018
... of Practice, the industry voiced strong support. Every respondent said launching the code marked a step in the right direction - but they also acknowledged that it needs more work. When it comes to the dynamics between life insurance and the financial ...

Chief economist update: Hostage to speculations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018
... marked its 17th month of expansion in January - show that the Japanese economy is well and truly headed in the right direction, except for inflation that is. While headline CPI inflation quickened to a 34-month high of 1.3% in the year to January, the ...

Chief economist update: Next move in rates will likely be up, but it's not certain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2018
... the same in his Sydney outing while at the same time offering forward guidance: "With the economy moving in the right direction, and interest rates still quite low, it is likely that the next move in interest rates in Australia will be up, not down." ...

BEAR regime must extend entire industry: Medcraft

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2017
... Australia's big banks is a major problem and the Government's proposed executive accountability regime is a step in the right direction - though it may not go far enough, ASIC chairman Greg Medcraft said. Speaking at a Thomson Reuters Newsmaker event ...