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Use 401k to pay student debts: US senator

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019
... IRA, tax and penalty free, to pay off student loans or pay tuition costs. With student debt levels in the US at their highest, the plan would also allow people to pay for the education expenses of a spouse or dependent from their retirement savings. ...

Chief economist update: A penny saved, a penny not earned by the economy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019
... reduced mortgage repayments go? They were saved! The household savings ratio jumped to 4.8% in the September quarter - the highest in 10 quarters - from 2.7% in the previous quarter. But hey, that was the "ghost of Christmas (er, quarter) past". RBA ...

Chief economist update: Australian economy gently turning which way?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2019
... costs and the tax cuts are being saved instead. The household savings ratio jumped to 4.8% in the September quarter - the highest in 10 quarters - from 2.7% in the previous quarter. Australia's third quarter growth was largely driven by public spending ...

Fee changes at industry super fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2019
... to 052%. However, total per annum fees for the option will drop from 0.94% to 0.76% - a total cut of 0.16%. That's the highest fee cut across the options, with the balanced MySuper option getting a 0.12% cut, the stable option getting a 0.10% cut and ...

Non-compliant personal advice rife at super funds: ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2019
... broken down by fund type." However, the findings did show financial advice provided by internally employed staff had the highest rate of compliance, while third-party providers and those employed by a related party achieved a much lower rate of compliance ...

Chief economist update: Chinese green shoots?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2019
... first expansion in manufacturing activity since April this year. Manufacturing output increased to 52.6 in November - the highest in eight months -- from 50.8 in the previous month, both new orders (51.3 from 49.6 in October) and buying activity (51.0 ...

Above and beyond: Planner excellence recognised

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2019
... Finally, the Gwen Fletcher Memorial Award was awarded to UniSuper private client adviser Nicky Dwyer CFP® who attained the highest score in the semester two CFPC exam for 2019. Commenting on the win, Dwyer told Financial Standard : "I think anyone who ...

State Street adds to leadership team

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2019
... Asia," Rich said. "Australia remains the world's fourth-largest pension market valued at US$1.9 trillion, experiencing the highest growth rate of pension fund assets in the world. Add to this increasing interest from Southeast Asia pensions in global ...

Chief economist update: Let's talk about debt

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2019
... Australia's government debt to GDP, at 40.7%, is among the lowest in the G20. This compares with Japan's 238.2% (the highest), Italy's 134.8% (second highest), the US' 106.1%, the Eurozone's 87.9%, and the UK's 81.7%. Given below-trend ...

Chief economist update: US consumer power

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2019
... consumer. They are optimistic. The University of Michigan's consumer sentiment index rose to 96.8 in November - its highest reading in four months - from 95.5 in the previous month. The report noted stated: "In 30 of the past 35 months the Sentiment ...