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Chief economist update: Japan yearns for a weaker yen

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2019
... 0.7% from 0.8% in January and after peaking at 1% in October last year. The latest forward guidance from the Fed - the minutes of the 19-20 March FOMC meeting reaffirmed its commitment to leave interest rates on hold this year - and a similar one from ...

Budget 2019-20: Social media reacts

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg ignited mixed reactions on social media when he handed down the 2019-20 Budget tonight. Here's what Twitter accounts had to say. The Liberals boasted achieving a Budget surplus - the first in over a decade. #BREAKING ...

Adelaide to get cash-to-crypto trial

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2019
... order online and then they can deposit cash at a newsagency. They'll receive the bitcoin in their digital wallet within minutes. Zhou indicated Adelaide and South Australia were chosen for the launch of Binance Lite for a reason. He said: "Australia ...

Banks must prioritise NPP, says Reserve Bank

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2019
... the infrastructure project have not yet materialised. The system allows consumers to make money transfers that settle in minutes. It also allows money to be transferred without entering a BSB or account number, instead using mobile numbers or email addresses ...

Chief economist update: The AUD's resilience

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2019
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will release the minutes of its March 5 board meeting - when it decided to keep interest rates unchanged at a record low 1.5% - today. I imagine that the men and women of the RBA board would have discussed the slowing ...

Sunsuper enhances online advice services

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2019
... advice and retirement Anne Fuchs said. "We've estimated this will cut the time taken to set up a new member from almost 30 minutes to about three." According to Fuchs, the new digital transacting capability is just the beginning as the fund refines their ...

Chief economist update: Cut it, cut it now

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2019
... rose-tinted glasses of predicting that "Wages growth was expected to pick up gradually over the following year or so" (minutes of 5 February 2019 meeting). They've hoped that in the minutes of the February 2017 minutes: "Growth in wages and household ...

Aussies find $860m in lost super

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2019
... moment, so before you spend too much time re-organising your sock drawer and kitchen cupboards this summer, take a few minutes to tidy up your superannuation," Whyte said. "Seeing the extra money in your consolidated superannuation will definitely spark ...

FASEA makes adviser exam adjustments

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2019
... of the Tax Practitioners Board, FASEA said. In addition, the reading time for the 3.5 hour exam has been reduced to 15 minutes from 30 minutes. FASEA has also said it will consider adding further exam centres in 2020 for relevant providers located in ...

Fed's pause becomes the ECB's problem

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2019
... weakness). But have no fear, the European Central Bank (ECB) is very much aware of these new challenges just as the Fed. In the minutes of its 12-13 December 2018 Governing Council meeting, the ECB confirmed that, interest rates would remain at present ...