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Active managers must explain value better: Formica

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2018
... them and who can make sense of all the different headlines they are seeing," Formica said. "That's where we haven't spent enough time. As an industry our customer service is poor." Formica adds it will be part of his strategy to drive client experience. ...

Chief economist update: Caught in the crossfire

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2018
... the US dollar in the first quarter of this year and by 4.0% on the trade weighted index (TWI). And if this still isn't enough, the RBA has more scope than its peers for easier policy. Ben Ong is the Director of Economics and Investments at Rainmaker ...

Chief economist update: The survey says...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018
... cash flow softened and "weakness in the retail sector is of particular concern, with domestic demand hardly looking robust enough to support growth if China's exports suffer from punitive US trade measures." With employment growth still "near a historic ...

Pre-retirees confident about nest egg: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2018
... Financial Standard's latest spot poll reveals its readers are fairly confident and optimistic they will have more than enough money upon retiring. More than half (60%) of respondents are confident they will not experience any financial shortfall. One-in-four ...

O'Dwyer flags government intervention on insurance in super code

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2018
... said the Federal Government is prepared to take matters into its own hands because superannuation funds still aren't doing enough to stop life insurance premiums unduly eroding retirement savings. Kelly O'Dwyer expressed her frustration with the industry's ...

Chief economist update: Hostage to speculations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018
... 10-year Japanese bond yields - conditions that would, at best, slow the BOJ's progress towards achieving 2% inflation. Reason enough for Kuroda to set the record straight. "I didn't say the BOJ will immediately exit the easy policy in fiscal 2019. I ...

Advisers underprepared for cyber risk high-stakes

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2018
... on a financial planning or accounting practice," Plummer said. A quarter of respondents said their business as not doing enough to adequately protect its systems from cyber threats. About half (46%) said they would be adequately prepared to deal with ...

Client longevity the largest advice disruptor

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2018
... that." Noonan said most conversations are academic until an adviser can answer the question whether his or her client has enough for retirement. "What the GDP ratio is in China is an important question but probably way less important than finding out ...

Australian Ethical appoints new executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2018
... impact," Vernon said. He added that a financial system based purely on the pursuit of profits or financial returns is not good enough. "A new model is needed where all decisions are made conscious of their broader impact on the world around us. Our employees ...

Chief economist update: Australia cruising at low altitude

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2018
... increase. When interest rates go up bond investors can suffer because the interest yields on their bonds may not be high enough to exceed expected inflation and this will lead to their bonds capital value decreasing. By tracking GDP growth investors ...