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Brexit won't impact Australia greatly: Treasurer

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016
... yields plummeted, but not from a flight to safety since most other bond yields dropped in sympathy. It's also helpful how fast the UK government got its act together: a new Prime Minister in record time having already appointed a full cabinet and group ...

Treasurer ignored credit warnings: Bowen

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016
... Financial System Inquiry reforms, saying they had "bipartisan support." He still criticised the Coalition for not moving forward fast enough, though, accusing the government of "prevaricating." "I said that if I became Treasurer, I would deliver policy ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016
... Secure Export Scheme (SES). "It is anticipated that the MRA will allow $3 billion of New Zealand exports to Australia to be fast tracked. As we increase membership of the ATT programme, we expect that $7.5 billion of Australian exports to New Zealand ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2016
Australian employment The number of Australians who found jobs in June may have been less than market expectations - up 7,900 versus consensus forecast for a 10,000 increase - but the underlying details of the report provided positive underpinnings ...

Fee and return disclosures influence retirement choice

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2016
A group of researchers have developed strategies to advance superannuation member engagement with retirement plan choices, particularly focusing on fee and return disclosures. In a working paper recently published by the Centre of Excellence in Population ...

Aussie investors list operational alpha among top priorities

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2016
The global head of Bloomberg Asset and Investment Manager believes Australian investors are seeking both new and non-traditional asset classes as a priority to generate income and alpha increases. Recently appointed Bloomberg AIM global head Steve Ioannou ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2016
AiG performance of construction index The Australian Industry Group's (AiG) performance of construction index jumped to 53.20 in June from 46.7 in the previous month. The index's rise to a 10-momth high was driven by a rebound to expansion territory ...

Stockspot cuts robo-advice fees

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2016
Automated investment adviser and fund manager, Stockspot, has reduced fees for all clients and eliminated the annual advice fee for investment portfolios under $50,000. Stockpot founder and chief executive, Chris Brycki, said the decision to reduce ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016
Australia private sector credit The latest update on Australia's private sector credit provides a first look at the impact of the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) cut in the official cash rate from 2.0% to 1.75% on the 3rd of May. Total private sector ...

Report finds fresh barriers to funds management exports

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2016
... globally, but if we don't implement all Johnson's recommendations and dismantle the barriers, we may be left behind in this fast-changing market." Research by Deloitte Access Economics for the FSC in 2014 found that if Australia could grow overseas-sourced ...