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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2016
... production rises to $54 billion The total value of Australia's agricultural production increased by 5.4% to $54 billion despite poor seasonal conditions across much of the country, according to figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics ...

Senate recommends immediate adviser bans following "bitter harvest"

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2016
... noted that the Future of Financial Advice reforms "may well have remedied one of the most pernicious incentives underpinning poor financial advice" - that is, commissions - but argued that further steps needed to be taken to ensure there were no other ...

CalPERS and Moody's settle for $130 million

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2016
... investment vehicles prior to the Global Financial Crisis. The lawsuit tops CalPERS' US$125 million settlement with Standard & Poor's last year, bringing total recovery to US$255 million. CalPERS said the case is considered a record because it's the largest ...

Retirement income goal would solve super's issues: CSRI

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2016
... CSRI also argues that good long-term policy is more likely to help overcome many of the problems plaguing the system - like poor targeting of tax concessions, excessive complexity, waning community support, limited sustainability and inadequate longevity ...

Gender pay gap worsening: ACTU

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2016
... "Young girls are still disadvantaged, women in the workplace are presented with constant barriers and older women face a poor retirement, possibly a retirement into poverty," Kearney said. "The ACTU hoped for change since the original report was published ...

Women on boards tracking well: AMP Capital

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2016
... number of women on a board, we have found that when companies have more women directors, they present fewer characteristics of poor governance," Halliday said. She added AMP Capital encourages companies to focus on developing their senior women and addressing ...

ACE forced to pay $1m for poor Combined sales culture

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016
... policies. ASIC's investigation also focussed on allegations of systemic failures within the Combined Insurance division including poor culture and failure to ensure consumers were given appropriate advice. ACE admitted that there had been contraventions ...

Australian dividend growth outpaces global peers

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2016
... shareholders. Stock picking is vital in these market conditions so that the income investor can avoid those stocks likely to produce poor shareholder returns. Equities remain a vital source of income for investors as global interest rates remain low. ...

Returns gap fuels 'dashboard' debate

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2016
... strong market returns; not-for-profit funds, conversely, were usually the only funds to outperform when market returns were poor. Based on the research, there was only one period over the ten years where retail funds outperformed in negative markets. ...

Super funds losing billions to fossil fuels

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2016
Activist group Market Forces has published a report estimating 15 Australian superannuation funds have lost about $5.6 billion on fossil fuel investments since 2014. The recent study also found losses from fossil fuel investments may have cost some ...