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Let me down gently

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2017
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) must be breathing a sigh of relief at the latest housing finance figures indicating a slowdown in the country's property market. The bubbling Australian property ...

RBA dilemma

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2017
It'll be interesting to be a fly on the wall of the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) boardroom today when Governor Philip Lowe and his team deliberate on what to do with the country's monetary policy settings. Financial markets expect the Australian ...

Responsible investing demand unstoppable

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2017
Global demand for ethical investment strategies and products is putting more pressure on asset managers to generate returns beyond hard performance numbers. Australia and New Zealand held A$675 billion in sustainable investment assets in 2016, or 50.6% ...

Productivity Commission proposes default super overhaul

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2017
... superannuation system to be undertaken sometime after 1 July 2017. Default (MySuper) products, as shown in the following figure, represent more than $450 billion dollars, and about $800 million in annual contributions. Interested parties have been invited ...

Adviser cybercrime insurance launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2017
Adviser Ratings and a global insurance and risk management provider are launching an insurance policy aiming to protect advisers against cybercrime. Financial advisers registered on the Adviser Ratings platform will be eligible to take out cyber liability ...

Finance and insurance job market strengthens

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2017
Recruitment firm Robert Half believes the demand for finance and insurance professionals is forecast to grow in 2017. Based on the latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the finance and insurance sector added 850 roles between November ...

Less than expected but good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2017
... surplus in the same month last year. While this is less than market expectations for a ¥822.0 billion surplus, the February figure is the highest since April last year boosted by an 11.3% surge in exports in the year to February that, in turn, was largely ...

Higher and higher

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2017
The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) update on residential property prices brought home the Reserve Bank of Australia's current concerns and noted in its March monetary policy statement: "Conditions in the housing market vary considerably around ...

SMSFA appoints high profile former politicians

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2017
The SMSF Association is hailing their commitment to "getting the right policy settings for retirement incomes, superannuation and financial services" with the appointment of two high-profile public figures. Former NSW Liberal premier Nick Greiner and ...

Not off the boil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2017
Chinese authorities' regulatory restrictions to cool the housing market appear to be having little impact on property prices. Latest figures show that the average price of new homes in 70 Chinese cities rose by 0.3% in the month of February following ...