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Swiss manager invests in Queensland solar

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2018
... Australia to distribute and market the fund. It's looking to raise capital in the country with two of its funds: the SUSI OECD energy transition fund and the SUSI Asia energy transition fund. The OECD strategy will target 9-12% in returns. It has ...

Grattan says Aussies retiring comfortably, ISA responds

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2018
... expect retirement income of at least 91% of their pre-retirement income, even after allowing for inflation. This is above the OECD-endorsed 70% benchmark. Hence the legislation to ramp up compulsory super contributions to 12% should be scrapped, putting ...

Aussies second-most optimistic about retirement: SSGA

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2018
... levels of happiness against how their country's retirement system fare on global rankings such as the Mercer Index and OECD. Research found a disparity between the two. Australia ranked three on OECD data, second on Mercer's score. It was second ...

Cbus invests in UK infrastructure

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2018
... the rest of the world. Cbus' $4.5 billion infrastructure portfolio has assets are spread across Australia, the UK and OECD countries. It also has a decade-long partnership with Dexus in Australia, under which it has developed and taken stakes in ...

OPEC is not to blame

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2018
... and 2019 are unchanged at 1.4 mb/d and 1.5 mb/d, respectively. The pace of growth slowed sharply in 2Q18, caused by weaker OECD Europe and Asia demand. US gasoline demand growth eased due to higher prices." However, the escalation of Trump's trade ...

Chief economist update: Don't mind the gap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2018
Hear ye, hear ye... the unemployment gap has closed! The loss of 3900 workers (versus expectations for a 15,000 addition) may have made for sobering reading on the Australian labour market but this was a small give from the 58,200 additional workers ...

Swiss asset manager eyes Aussie instos

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2018
... systems), energy storage infrastructure and systems that improve energy efficiency. In Australia, it will offer the SUSI OECD energy transition fund and the SUSI Asia energy transition fund. "Australia is a very informed investor base so it's less ...

Super fees outpace asset growth: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2018
... and competitiveness of super pointed out that Australian superannuation fund members incur some of the highest fees among OECD countries. The OECD said Australia's relatively high investment and administration fees reflect the high prevalence of ...

Financial literacy in females continues to lag

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2018
... by Roger Wilkins and Inga Lass at the University of Melbourne's school of applied economics and social research. The OECD International Network on Financial Education defines financial literacy as "a combination of awareness, knowledge, skill, attitude ...

Chief economist update: Forget asking for a pay rise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2018
... Que horror! This shouldn't be because based on the differential between the current unemployment rate (5.6%) and the OECD estimates of Australia's NAIRU - non-accelerating rate of unemployment (5.9%) - you and I could demand pay increases of ...