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The die is cast

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2015
"Alea iacta est"! "The die is cast". This is what Julius Caesar exclaimed when he crossed the river Rubicon back in 49 BC. The same phrase that ECB president Mario Draghi must be uttering to himself as he began spending the first euro of his a,-60 billion ...

NAB to face Senate grilling over advice scandal

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015
National Australia Bank (NAB) head of wealth Andrew Hagger will face tough questioning from the Senate Economics Committee at a hearing in Melbourne this afternoon. "The reason why we called this hearing is because we want to get to the bottom of this ...

My QE, your problem

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015
And it's off and... running. Whoops, sorry Virginia, I've gotten ahead of myself. It won't be hitting Europe's pavements till Monday, 9 March 2015 - the first instalment of the ECB's QE worth a,-60 billion, and a,-60 billion monthly hereafter until ...

Employers must do more to promote ethical culture

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2015
... was the single biggest reason for the current lack of trust. The same respondents were asked how they would address the problem. One third (31% globally, and 36% in Australia) said that compensation should be better aligned with investor objectives ...

Majority slammed (again), equities dunked, A$ fouled

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2015
... with the target." Maybe. "The Board will further assess the case for such action at forthcoming meetings." I've got no problem with that. It's the sensible thing to do. Nothing significant has happened and 'things' could change between now and the next ...

I cut, you cut, I cut

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2015
... borrow and invest that would eventually set the virtuous cycle in motion. Oh yes, they're induced to borrow alright. The problem is, in these times of free and open capital markets and weak global demand (and disinflation to boot), the money is instead ...

Fight or be beggared by the neighbours

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2015
... would not like Australia to be the one beggared by its neighbours. No central banker does... and that's the currency war problem.

Only a quarter of Australians contributing to reach retirement goals

ALEX GAMBOTTO-BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2015
... it's quite possible that Australia may be headed into a perfect storm where retirement standards may fall. "This is a problem which needs to be addressed urgently and before too many Australians become reliant on governments and taxes from future generations ...

ASIC bans former Westpac problem gambler

ALEX GAMBOTTO-BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2015
ASIC has permanently banned a former Westpac home finance manager from practicing financial services. Ravinesh Singh was convicted of fraud after working at Westpac's Market Street branch in 2011 and 2012, where he withdrew over $113,000 using eight ...

Advisers need to spell out actual retirement outcomes

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2015
... as per ABS Population Projections, Australians will generally spend 24% of their lives in retirement. To illustrate the problem, Barnett highlighted the 10:2 rule, where an individual's retirement savings are divided over a 10-year period and then halved ...