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APRA urges banks to raise capital

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2017
... Financial System Inquiry; forcing big banks to raise more capital. Byres noted while APRA had been holding off until the work in Basel on the bank capital regime was complete, the regulator would no longer continue to wait. "We have been doing quite ...

Three for three

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017
Three major world central banks met this week - all three kept monetary policy unchanged, all three expect better growth ahead. The Bank of Japan (BOJ) was first off the bat. The Japanese central bank decided to keep policy settings as they are at the ...

Is default super dated?

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2016
Industry representative groups still can't agree on the best step forward for Australia's default superannuation system. The Productivity Commission is examining alternative models for placing Australians into default superannuation products and begins ...

Impact investing delivers wide reaching returns

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2016
Impact investments are not only positively impacting the lives of tens of thousands of people but are also delivering strong returns to investors, according to a new report from Impact Investing Australia. The first data-set of Australian impact investments ...

CBA uses virtual reality to revitalise financial education

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2016
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has launched a new virtual reality education program aimed at increasing the financial literacy of young Australians. With a recent survey from Zurich revealing Australians to be overconfident when it comes to money ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2016
Australia trade balance Australia's trade deficit narrowed by 5.0% to A$2.01 billion in August from A$2.12 billion in July (revised from A$2.41 billion), Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data show. This is better than market expectations for a ...

Default super system splits industry

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2016
As part of its hefty work reviewing superannuation's competitiveness and efficiency the Productivity Commission is examining what the $2 trillion system would look like without any default funds. The idea of no default funds is forming a baseline for ...

Senior staff changes at RBA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2016
... extensive knowledge in a broad range of economic fields and for his tireless work as one of Australia's representatives on the Basel Committee. He will be sorely missed by bank staff and his peers in the financial community." The reshuffle sees two positions ...

Whitehelm appointment and acquisition

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2016

Pension changes will impact retirement adequacy

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2016
Impending changes to the aged pension asset test thresholds will have a significant impact on the number of couples able to achieve a comfortable retirement, according to new research from Willis Towers Watson (WTW). The joint research from WTW and ...