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The BOJ's educated hope

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2017
... the output gap and a rise in medium-to long-term inflation expectations." This, so far, had been and remains the educated hope to this day. The BOJ had been going on about this "virtuous cycle" ever since it introduced its "Quantitative and Qualitative ...

The trillion dollar pension fund

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2017
... million. In April last year the Norges Bank announced that 52 coal companies, including Australia-based Whitehaven Coal and New Hope Corp, would be excluded from fund. The exclusions came after the introduction in February of a new "product-based coal ...

Former BlackRock president joins Yarra board

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2017
The former head of Blackrock Japan will join Yarra Capital Management's board as a non-executive director and senior adviser for Japan. Prior to BlackRock, new Yarra director Masato Degawa held senior roles at Societe Generale Asset Management and J.P. ...

Alternative investment manager opens Sydney office

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2017
... (CFM) president Phillippe Jordan said while the firm had been working with Australian investors for a number of years, they hope to seize upon what they see as an increasing cohort of sophisticated investors who are searching for low-cost ways to diversify ...

Not happy enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2017
... - indicating expectations for higher unemployment - which is above its long-term average of 130.2. This suggests that the hope for acceleration in wages could be a long time coming and when tied to rising energy prices, indicate further erosion in household ...

Adviser, SMSF demand driving LIC growth

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017
Financial advisers and self-managed super funds are helping drive the strong demand for listed investment vehicles offering wider asset classes and a more diversified portfolio, according to a MinterEllison report. The Australian listed investment companies ...

ASIC targets retirement products and services

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2017
The corporate regulator has formed an internal working group to address financial issues of older Australians. In its 2017-18 Corporate Plan, ASIC highlighted it will examine financial products and services provided to older Australians - especially ...

Adviser education renews ethics focus

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2017
... customers' confidence. One attempt to do so is by structuring ethical behaviours within a formal, educational setting in the hope advisers will make the right-minded decisions based on what's right or wrong, good or bad, when facing moral dilemmas. At ...

Financial lifestyle coaching: The future of advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2017
Financial adviser roles as we know them will cease to exist in coming years as the push towards financial lifestyle coaching rises. A recent adviser 'think tank' hosted by Zurich - comprising four advisers, BT Financial Group head of licensee development ...

SMSFA supports quarterly reporting proposal

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2017
The Australian Tax Office's decision to offer a quarterly option as part of a position paper on event-based reporting for the transfer balance cap has been endorsed by the SMSF Association. SMSF Association (SMSFA) chief executive John Maroney says ...