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Chief economist update: Policy normalisation interrupted

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2019
What a world of difference a year makes! The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has just released its World Economic Outlook Update, the heading: A Weakening Global Expansion. Says it all, really...and for a synopsis: "The global expansion has weakened. ...

Labor reforms to increase welfare dependency

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2019
Labor's proposed franking credit reforms will substantially impact the income of more than one million Australians, forcing them to seek welfare. In an address yesterday, Alliance for a Fairer Retirement System chair Deborah Ralston said the vast majority ...

Principal appoints Australian country head

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2019
A global asset manager has appointed a new country head for its $4.5 billion Australian business. Principal Global Investors Australia is welcoming Helen de Mestre in the top job. Mestre was previously a managing director, leading relationship management ...

3.5 million Aussies give financial advice to friends and family: Roy Morgan

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2019
Roy Morgan research shows millions of Australians are trusted advisers to their friends and family when it comes to finance and investment decisions. The research shows more than 17% of Australians are asked to advise on the financial matters of their ...

Chief economist update: Safe as burning houses

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2019
"As safe as houses" is generally an expression which means with no risk of failure. The US sub-prime crisis (circa 2008-2009) showed us this is no longer the case. The continued drop in Australian property prices provides a warning sign that it could ...

Game over for grandfathered commissions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 JAN 2019
As far as the Productivity Commission is concerned, grandfathered commissions are dead in the water. In its final report the commission states that the time for transition is over; "the commission supports a full ban of all commissions on superannuation ...

The problem the Productivity Commission is trying to fix

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 JAN 2019
Australia's superannuation sector in trying to digest the Productivity Commission's 700-page report with its 31 recommendations need to keep in mind the massive structural problems it is trying to fix. The fundamental problem that has perplexed ...

Fed steady with a slight chance of a rate cut

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 JAN 2019
I hear ya! US Fed Chairman Jerome Powell had already come out declaring something along these lines at his first outing for 2018. Still, it's more comforting to have all the members of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) put their imprimatur in ...

Simpler fee disclosure on ASIC agenda

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JAN 2019
Under new proposed changes by the corporate regulator, consumers will be able to compare superannuation funds and investment products more easily. ASIC released its response to Report 581, an independent review conducted by regulatory expert Darren ...

Why the RBA has reason to cut rates in 2019

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JAN 2019
Our resident chief economist explains why the continued drop in property prices could force the RBA to defy consensus and cut rates. First, some global context. US Federal Reserve has hinted that it will be more dovish with regards to monetary policy ...