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Budget Eve

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2017
... but for a $1.7 trillion economy, this quarter of a percentage point lift translates into about a $4 billion difference - enough to buy the Maldives with change to spare. It's a good starting point for the Budget too. Recall that in the Mid-year Economic ...

Fearless forecasting

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2017
... stabilise around 2% over the medium term. Near-term risks to the economic outlook appear roughly balanced," she said. Fair enough. The Fed's optimistic and at the same time prudent in its forecasts. Not so for Macquarie, The Australian Financial Review' ...

Investors paying more for less: Research

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2017
... headline fee rates falling since LCP's first survey of this kind in 2011. These fee reductions, Gibson said, "[have] not been enough to offset the income-boosting benefit of investment market growth." The report illustrated this idea further by demonstrating ...

Countplus chair steps down after 11 years

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2017
... accessing full spectrum hemp/cannabis extract for a range of conditions where traditional Pharmaceutical drugs don't work well enough or have harmful side effects. This will remain a high priority," Lambert explained. As part of his advocacy, Lambert ...

Factor investing must be long-term: Vanguard

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2017
... through factor-based funds. The fund manager's latest research also says an investor must consider whether it is patient enough to weather underperformance of a certain factor over short to medium timeframes. Across the factors of value, size (small ...

Decidedly undecided

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 APR 2017
... their disenchantment with the establishment political parties - both the Republican and Socialist parties failed to garner enough support to make it to the first round of the presidential polls - deciding instead to cast their future and fortunes on ...

Banks must overhaul product-based incentives

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2017
... the "trust deficit" in the banking industry and "signal a sharp break with the past." "Changing remuneration alone is not enough. Each bank should address the issues holistically. This means many banks should also revise their target setting, performance ...

Confidence slip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2017
... according to NAB, "indicate an overall healthy economy that appears to be gaining momentum, at least in the near-term." Fair enough, for notwithstanding the monthly volatility, the business conditions index had been consistently trending above its long-term ...

PIMCO launches ESG bond fund

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2017
... select industries. Since then, sustainable investing has evolved. Investors have set their sights higher: it's no longer enough just to screen out undesirable categories; they want to foster positive social change." "Proactive ESG investing requires ...

Advice rated excellent: MLC survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 APR 2017
Not enough Australians are seeking financial advice, but the minority that do (30%) rate it highly, the latest MLC Wealth Sentiment Survey shows. An overwhelming amount (82%) of the participants in the quarterly survey who used a financial planner rated ...