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Fed trumps Trump

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2017
... their forecasts for U.S. economic growth..." Yes, Trump could provide that extra oomph but the FOMC's base case should be enough. The FOMC considered the March quarter slowdown in GDP growth and inflation likely reflected "transitory factors" and members ...

Advisers doubtful over super home deposit scheme

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2017
... buyer and the other is not," Caputo said. But in reality, the amount that can be saved through the scheme alone won't be enough for most home deposits in major cities, she warned. According to her analysis, a person earning $70,000 a year and salary ...

Australians pass on life insurance

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAY 2017
... about their family, 37.8% don't have any life insurance, and 22.5% don't feel confident that the insurance they have is enough for their needs. Real Insurance said while parents can't predict every circumstance their family will encounter, they can at ...

Default retirement products not good enough: Milliman

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2017
... risk management and retirement experts Milliman, with consultant Jeff Gebler saying that default options won't be good enough with CIPRs. "While a 'safe harbour' is proposed to protect trustees from claims that a CIPR was not in the best interest of ...

Professional financial advice outpacing self-directed

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017
... robo-advice, a common theme among the different generations is that a majority said they would not use it or don't know enough about robo-advice to even consider using it. Among the other findings, the proportion of 18 to 24-year-olds investing doubled ...

Macron won't stop populist tide: William Blair

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2017
Emmanuel Macron's election as French President won't be enough to stem the tide of populist sentiment in Europe and its effects on European markets, according to William Blair dynamic allocation strategies portfolio manager Thomas Clarke. Speaking at ...

Watermark market neutral LIC to launch buy-back

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2017
... "Performance issues notwithstanding, no capital has been lost in years of underperformance - we [just haven't created] enough value." The WGF buy-back, which will commence on May 23 and continue for 12 months, is being undertaken for reasons of capital ...

Advice associations respond to Federal Budget

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2017
... Gori said the $300,000 non-concessional super contribution incentive for over-65s to downsize in retirement doesn't go far enough. "We support this initiative, however these changes add to the complexity of the superannuation system and are only tinkering ...

Another Budget, another promised surplus

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2017
... have one by FY 2020-21, promise. The point is that the economy's performance is dependent on many moving parts. It's hard enough to control the domestic economy's behaviour - i.e. the reaction of economic agents - business, consumer, investor and government ...

Financial dispute authorities combined for 'one-stop-shop'

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... other financial products," Fahy said. The government will be hoping the overhaul of the banking sector package will be enough to fend off calls by the Labor Party for a royal commission into the banking sector.