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Chief economist update: RBA to lift rates after 2018

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2018
... by 8.5% from their 52-week highs (also the highest ever) just six trading days prior. This suggests we might be in for a little bit more before the dust settles, the non-believers fold and bargain hunters go a-shopping. This also suggests market participants ...

Planners preferred over super for wealthier retirees: Research

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2018
... Investment Trends categorised these as active retirees, who are in good health; semi-active retirees, who are in need of "a little assistance"; and dependent retirees, who are in poor health and require assistance. "The needs and wants of each segment ...

Consistent growth fuels Future Fund cyber fears

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2018
... risk levels, citing the ongoing success of US monetary policy tightening: "The consequence of that is that we have taken a little more risk." During the period the fund increased its allocation in global equities, which now stands at 26.3% of the overall ...

Chief economist update: RBA stuck in slow inflation lane

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2018
... changed its outlook on inflation, the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) update on domestic consumer prices showed very little "plus ca change", suggesting no "plus ca change" in RBA monetary policy as well. Australian headline inflation accelerated ...

Fortnum manager becomes planning coach

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2018
... specialist coaching firm with plans to expand the planning arm of the national business. Joining Slipstream Coaching is Phil Little. He has more than 30 years' financial services experience and most recently was the business growth manager at Fortnum ...

Institutions urged to overhaul outdated risk management practices

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2018
... information that can spread at great speeds. Australian banks are particularly vulnerable to "fake news" as consumers demonstrate little sympathy for banks, their boards and management. This also gives way to what Laughlin calls "reverse fake news" ...

Group insurance dominates life insurance channels: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2018
... 349,000. Financial planners accounted for 7.3% of current policies, up from 7% five years ago, with policy numbers showing little change. Roy Morgan industry communications director Norman Morris said life insurance has generally been something that ...

Insurtech associations form global alliance

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2018
... development of the global insurtech eco-system with international partners reflects the rapid evolution underway for a sector little changed in over two centuries. In just a few years, there has been a rapid emergence of new technologies and insurtech ...

ASIC accepts EU from Brisbane adviser

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018
... Separately, ASIC announced Suncorp subsidiary MTA Insurance will refund young customers who were sold add-on life cover that had little or no value via car dealerships under its MTA Consumer Credit Insurance. MTA Insurance will refund life and trauma ...

Two FSC senior policy managers depart

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2018
... insurance, and retirement savings. "The nature of employment is changing. The era of job certainty, regular hours, and little or no part time work is over," the submission said. "The Government and the economy more broadly would be better prepared for ...