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Royal Commission dampens superannuation success

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2019
Findings from the banking Royal Commission has overshadowed Australia's superannuation system scoring the top spot in a global study of pension markets. Willis Towers Watson and the Thinking Ahead Institute named Australia as the number one pension ...

Chief economist update: Euro contagion redux?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2019
... 2018. That time, the IMF projected euro area growth of 2.0% for this year (an upgrade from 1.7% forecast in October 2018). Fast forward 12 months, the IMF's January 2019 WEO update printed eurozone growth of just 1.6% this year and 1.7% in 2020. ...

Former ambassador assesses US-China trade deal

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2019
... time, Thawley said. "People were very slow to understand just how ambitious Xi Jinping was when he came to power and that how fast he would move to achieve that ambition," he said. "The US-China economic relationship will never be the same again. "My ...

Conflicts of interest recommendation falls short

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2019
Industry Super Australia has criticised the banking Royal Commission final report for falling short of addressing conflicts of interest. Industry Super Australia said the structure of the industry and other profit-to-member super funds has avoided such ...

OPINION: Post RC, where to now for retail super?

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2019
... to not-for-profit funds so badly that it may as well be. And before it thinks SMSFs are its escape route, that sector is fast losing its premier mantle too. As for retail superannuation's regular business model, what wasn't already broken before ...

Chief economist update: Time for an RBA shift to neutral

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2019
... consumer confidence and spending, the AiG performance of construction index, among others - are equally foreboding. So is the fast accelerating momentum in the decline in Australian property prices, led by Sydney - down 9.7% in the year to January (CoreLogic ...

Royal Commission to suppress bank stocks

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2019
Fund managers are warning investors not to expect the major banks to trade at the premium they've been accustomed to. And the financial services Royal Commission's final report, due today, will play its part. The major banks have experienced ...

MLC drops wrap and super admin fees

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2019
MLC Wealth chief executive Geoff Lloyd is making his biggest call since joining the group five months ago, slashing wrap administration fees to run one of the cheapest platforms in Australia. Additionally, Lloyd is lowering administration fees for the ...

Ethical investments top mandate appointments

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2019
An analysis of the 273 mandate appointments in the year to September 2018 demonstrates the rise of ethical investing. Rainmaker analysis shows ethical or responsible investments were the fastest growing asset class in the 12-month period. Allocations ...

Chief economist update: Policy normalisation interrupted

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2019
... growth in world trade volume. In January 2018, the IMF predicted world trade volume to grow by 4.6% in 2018 and 4.4% in 2019. Fast forward 12 months, it estimates that trade have grown by only 4% in 2018 and would continue to grow by just 4% this year. ...