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Government allocates $920m pa for Smart Cities infrastructure

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2016
As part of its $50 billion infrastructure investment package from 2013-14 to 2019-20, the Government has announced it will allocate $920 million every year to its Smart Cities program. Key components of the program include Roads to Recovery (maintenance ...

Equip's new provision for domestic violence

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2016
... Sarah Guthleben, said the fund wanted to support employees through the process of escaping domestic violence and to promote a safe and secure workplace for them and their colleagues. "Equip will not tolerate domestic violence within or from the workplace ...

Banks launch major consumer protection program today

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2016
... go wrong it's easier to fix. This announcement today is to make sure that no matter what bank you bank with, customers are safe in the knowledge that each bank puts their customers first. "We believe that our customers deserve the peace of mind that ...

More numerate less likely to open SMSF

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016
Early findings from new self-managed superannuation fund research is showing people with higher numeracy skills are less likely to be an SMSF member. That said, the research also shows SMSF members are highly knowledgeable about running their own super ...

Cash top of mind for investors

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2016
... risk, focus on the long-term, cash, domestic market and real estate highlights that investors' are looking at investment safe-houses and should be fully diversified across their portfolios." For the first time the survey also included millennials (those ...

Look up in the sky, it's the yen

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2016
Safe haven purchases, speculative positioning ahead of the fiscal year-end, repatriation, reduced interest rate yield differential, policy impotence... take your pick. The fact remains that the Japanese yen has appreciated - big time - vis-A -vis the ...

Industry groups slam SEC plan to limit derivatives

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2016
US industry groups have hit back at a proposal by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to try to limit investors' exposure to risk. In December Mary Jo White, the chair of the US corporate watchdog said a funds' use of certain instruments can ...

Riskier glidepaths could be one retirement answer

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2016
... more sense than one that continues to de-risk. It's uncommon practically because it flies in the face of what feels like the safe answer for someone older. To say I'm going to start adding equities when you reach 85, that sounds mad but we'll have to ...

Planners turning to annuities and outcome funds

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2016
... clients, especially in this high volatility and low interest rate environment, financial planners are reducing their flows into safe haven investments such as cash and term deposits in favour of more sophisticated products," said Investment Trends head ...

Actuaries re-enter super housing debate

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2016
... overriding consideration of the Institute is that if retirees want to access their housing equity, it should be easy and safe to do so," Smartt said. Among several points, the paper discusses potential partial protection (up to a cap) from the Age Pension ...