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Roaring forties produce super member tailwinds

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2017
... have performed very well with market returns in the double digits. Defensive asset classes such as fixed interest added little to portfolio returns due to increases in long term interest rates." "Consequently we have added alternative investment strategies ...

Advice too pricey for poor Australians

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 7 AUG 2017
... balances help in retirement, so instead of being worried and fearful, people should feel motivated and empowered to take the little steps that make a big difference."

Australian dollar poses problem for RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 AUG 2017
"The Australian economy is evolving broadly as expected. The Bank's forecasts are little changed from those published in the May Statement on Monetary Policy. The economy is expected to grow at an annual rate of around 3% over the next couple of years ...

RBI succumbs to low-flation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2017
... average inflation for the first half of 2017 at 2.9%. The question now is whether the India's inflation would rebound to "a little above 4% by Q4" as the RBI expects. At its August meeting the Indian central bank noted that "some of the upside risks ...

Australian businesses lift borrowing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2017
... has fallen from 5.1% to 4.7% - the lowest since the September 2008 quarter. Persistent sluggish wage growth suggests very little improvement (if at all) in household income and savings.

Low-flation to lower-flation?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2017
... Market-based measures of inflation compensation remain low; survey-based measures of longer-term inflation expectations are little changed, on balance." While the Fed's still expected to do one more rate hike this year and announce the unwinding its ...

The challenges of modern estate planning

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2017
... deceased's wishes, and with consideration given for any potential legal challenges. "Basically, you need the will to say that if little Johnny challenges the estate, this is how you deal with it," Tsovolos said.

Surge in adviser demand for managed accounts: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2017
... broad retail product. Managed accounts are definitely not for the high net worth clients anymore, Blomfield said, adding as little as $10,000 can be invested. Some 20% of the 474 advisers who took part in the survey said they intend to begin recommending ...

Asset managers feeling profit squeeze

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2017
... appreciation in global financial markets. New net inflows, which the report describes as the "industry's lifeblood" changed little in recent years. BCG warned the environment for active managers remains challenging, and the decade-long migration of investments ...

Countplus sells off underperformers and merges firms

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2017
... explained, generated an aggregate operating loss of about $160,000 in FY2017. Countplus said any other firms that "offer little or no capacity for strategic value enhancement" will not be a part of the group's two-year renewal, debt reduction and working ...