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PIMCO de-risks ahead of expected recession

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2017
... housing sector, like mortgage-backed securities. We don't see any signs of overheating in the US property market at the moment, plus income generation is still fairly strong due to decent employment growth," Fels said. He said that PIMCO is looking for ...

Economics 101 is dead

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 JUL 2017
... (from 8.4% in May), the U-6 unemployment rate - which the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) define as: "Total unemployed, plus all persons marginally attached to the labor force, plus total employed part time for economic reasons, as a percent of the ...

Fortnum inks advice fintech deal

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2017
... improve clients' financial literacy and spending habits. MoneySoft account managers will also work directly with Fortnum's 100-plus advisers throughout the rollout, providing technical support and training. "This is a great opportunity for an adviser ...

Reflation narrative lacks substance: MFS

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2017
... is better than it was 18 months ago, but this growth idea of breaking out of escape velocity is just not going to happen. Plus, some of the ideas Trump wants to bring to the table - he's just not been getting his policies through. We think it will be ...

Australia a nation changing fast: Census

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2017
... population. More older Australians also means more older women. Across the population 51% are female, and among Australians aged 65 plus the proportion of women jumps to 54%. Among Australians aged 85 plus the proportion of women rockets to 63%. The ...

Family offices partner for major US acquisition

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2017
... investing at a time when home ownership rates in the United States are falling and rentals are rising due to affordability issues plus the prospect of 35 year financing a major drawcard."

Location, location, location: the key to retirement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2017
... Milliman believes that superannuation fund's strategies should reflect this. "For example, the bulk of Tasplan's 165,000-plus members are based in (or originally from) Tasmania. The $7.6 billion fund should use a different retirement income target than ...

Insurer must refund $330k

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2017
... conditions on Virginia Surety's Australian financial services licence. It must: Refund the life premium paid by affected customers plus interest; Engage an independent external compliance expert approved by ASIC, to review its compliance practices and ...

Central Banks fail to disappoint

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2017
Central bank decisions, forward guidance or even a word change in policy statements move markets. Not that anyone has to be reminded about this truism of course. The world's four major central banks - the Fed, the ECB, the BOJ and the BOE - and the ...

Robo-advisers expected to meet fiduciary rule

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017
... consumers. In Australia ASIC has so far adopted a more relaxed position on digital advice, yet the SEC's hardening attitude plus the launch of several app-based superannuation products purporting to offer advisory support is likely to influence the future ...