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No drama at the RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2014
... long-run average in 2014 and 2015. The slight strengthening in growth compared with recent years reflects the expectation of stronger growth in the advanced economies as well as the growing share of Australian exports destined for China, an economy that ...

NAB to float US subsidiary

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2014
... order to focus on its core business. "We have been clear that our strategic direction is to concentrate on building a stronger core Australian and New Zealand business and improving the experience for our customers," he said in a statement. "As we continue ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2014
... Wednesday, while it was at an 11-month peak against the euro following disappointing German data. Tokyo ended marginally stronger, adding 13.60 points to 15,534.82 and Seoul added 0.33 per cent, or 6.88 points, to 2,074.93. Shanghai put on 0.11 per cent ...

Give MySuper time to work, says AIST

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2014
... for an Inquiry to raise questions about superannuation - and we acknowledge there is always room for improvement -A the Stronger Super reforms, which include MySuper and SuperStream - must be afforded time to deliver on their objectives." However, while ...

RBA to business: release the animal in you

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2014
"What do you know about medicine?" This was what the doctor I consulted asked me when I asked for a stronger dose of antibiotics to rid me of the bacterial bugs that have invaded my body a few months back. Well doc, I may not know about medicine as ...

NAB quarterly profit up 7%

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2014
... lending continues to achieve market share gains and Australian business loan growth improved in what is traditionally a stronger quarter." Thorburn said that NAB's operations in the United Kingdom "still face a number of challenges" and he expects that ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2014
... sector, BHP Billiton had added 11 cents at $39.16, but Rio Tinto was down five cents at $65.24. Energy companies were stronger, with Woodside 28.5 cents higher at $42.715 and Origin Energy 11.5 cents higher at $14.175. Major retailers were among the ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2014
... not enough to stop its shares falling 19 cents, or 0.58 per cent, to $32.55 at the open. The big resource players were stronger. BHP Billiton gained 15 cents to $38.31, Rio rose two cents to $65.07 and Fortescue was three cents higher at $4.48. In other ...

China's winning

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2014
... infrastructure spending, credit relaxation and expansion to rural banks and small borrowers and business fee and tax reductions. Stronger economic growth, in turn, is having appositive impact on the government's budget --A mninews.com reports that, "the ...

Super fund trustees say manager fees too high

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2014
... believing managers should be primarily remunerated on performance -with the managers themselves actually showing a slightly stronger feeling on this point (36% versus 29%). Looking at the question of who holds the influence within funds, more than a ...