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Deloitte super plan could save budget $6bn

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2015
... still pretty big." "If our super concessions cost lots but achieve relatively little, then Australians are spending a fortune on "stability and trust" in super settings while actually achieving neither. Governments can only truly promise stability if ...

Reversal of fortunes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2015
We're happy, Jan! This is the universal chorus from financial markets everywhere the week - the first 7 trading days of October - after the quarter - the worst three-months since September 2011 - before. Oh yes, yes, yo Virginia, we're happy little ...

NIRP before lift-off?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2015
The FOMC minutes are out! But they didn't add to anything we already know now immediately after the 16-17 September meet: "Most participants continued to anticipate that, based on their assessment of current economic conditions and their outlook for ...

Asia: Between fortune and fate

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2015
Australia's giant neighbours have been the world's largest source of growth for years. But the great investment opportunity is full of traps and markets often fall in erratic behaviours. Laura Millan asks eight key questions to understand Asia and to ...

A$ down but would it stay down?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2015
... study would not surprise the US manufacturing sector, they've been feeling it all along. The bottom line is that the A$'s fortune remains largely at the hands of the Fed and what it decides on interest rates.

Finology expert to address AFA roadshow

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015
... companies on issues such as finology and behavioural finance. Lazenby has also worked with the US Federal Reserve, as well as Fortune 100 executives and global financial services firms. Sunsuper national manager retail distribution and advice, Anne Fuchs ...

Australia underperforms as China slows down: Russell

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2015
Australia's 'triple treat' of a resilient domestic share market, a strong domestic currency and a solid property market is crumbling as the Australian dollar falls and China growth slows. The latest edition of the Russell Investments/ASX Long-term Investing ...

Bill Gross donates $867m to charity

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015
... million ($867 million) to charity. Gross told Bloomberg Television that he is planning to donate the remaining of his fortune, estimated at US$2 billion ($2.4 billion). The figure is "staggering, even to me," he said, and added: "I define success differently ...

FEATURE: How boutiques got their groove back

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2015
... confines of an institutional house. The BRW Rich 200 list of wealthiest Australians contains several names that have found fortune through the model. Platinum founders Kerr Neilson and Andrew Clifford are perhaps the most famous examples at 10th and ...

Season's Greetings from Financial Standard

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014
... an area rich with stories that affect not only the finance industry, but also everyday investors. I have also had the fortune to work with a great team of journalists and researchers who cover the space with enthusiasm and a can-do attitude. From next ...