Regulation

With a long list of economic headwinds having hammered global growth and dampened investor confidence, the upcoming (second-quarter) US reporting season is going to be an interesting one.

News that the rollout of the Your Future Your Super (YFYS) test beyond My Super products would be paused has been met with positive and negative commentary from the investment industry.

Under the updated RG276, ASIC has made it clear that any retirement calculator must be agnostic to product.

The closing of submissions for the Quality of Advice review saw a flurry of detailed proposals released in recent weeks.

Following the 2009 Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services Inquiry into Financial Products and Services in Australia, the FoFA reforms were developed.

The Australian Taxation Office has warned people not to make the mistake of double-dipping their deductions in their tax return this year after identifying this as a common problem, especially in relation to work-related expenses.

Whilst there are growing signs that inflation is moderating around the world, whether in the US, UK or Australia, some 125 of the world’s central banks are current in the process of tightening monetary policy.

“We have seen a monumental shift in the way consumers act in recent years” explained Emilie O’Neill of Perennial Better Future

Once a stalking horse for a small cabal of noisy backbenchers, “Home First, Super Second” has found its way into the Coalition’s policy arsenal ahead of an unpredictable election.

The Liberal Party joined the ALP in focusing on housing affordability during their formal campaign launch this week.

Aging populations are putting strain on pension and health care systems and the Covid-19 pandemic, by causing people to delay births and pushing up the number of dependents, hasn’t helped.

All fund managers like to talk about protecting capital, but at Ruffer Investment Management, it is a more embedded philosophy than most. The firm was founded by Jonathan Ruffer on the principle that “investors like making money, but they hate losing money more.” Ruffer is built to preserve capital for the long-term:  centred on “absolute-return investing with…