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Wage freeze

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2017
... (e.g. most employees of Community Development Employment Programs, or jobs where the remuneration is set in a foreign country). As such, full-time, part-time, permanent, casual, managerial and non-managerial jobs are in scope. Costs incurred by employers ...

Emerging markets need a rethink

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2017
... billion, an average daily trading volume above US$1 million and that pay regular dividends. As at July 31, its highest country weightings are India, China, Mexico, Indonesia and South Africa. The top 10 holdings are Indonesia's Bank Rakyat and Bank Mindiri ...

Japanese broker targets Aussie SMSFs

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 14 AUG 2017
... limited, meanwhile its fund size is very big. Naturally speaking Australians should think more about investing outside the country," Matsumoto said. While Matsumoto reiterates the initial target market is SMSFs, he sees further growth potential through ...

Leadership changes at UBS NZ

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 AUG 2017
... Investment Bank's head of New Zealand is stepping back from daily operations after 20 years with the company. After serving as country head for about seven years, Nicholas Ross will remain with UBS New Zealand supporting specific origination and relationship ...

New Zealand advice industry to be overhauled

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2017
... distinction between class and personal advice, as well as allow the provision of digital advice as it seeks to overhaul the country's regulatory regime for financial advisers. The Financial Services Legislation Amendment Bill, which was introduced to ...

Inflation: Cost-pushed and demand-pulled

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2017
... business survey added credence to the Reserve Bank of Australia's optimistic take on the outlook for economic activity in the country, but not inflation which it expects "to pick up gradually as the economy strengthens." NAB's latest business survey ...

Discretionary trusts crackdown short-sighted

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2017
... more taxes than dual income families earning the same wage, citing a recent OECD study that ranks Australia as the eighth country with the largest disparity between single income and dual income families. Illustrating under the current tax laws, a couple ...

RBI succumbs to low-flation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2017
... 53.1 in June. Moreover, the rupee's appreciation vis-a-vis the US dollar - up 6.6% this year to date - would compound the country's slowing growth and low inflation dynamics.

Liquidnet opens doors to Pakistani equities

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2017
... managers with offices outside the EU will apply MiFID II globally. For those firms delegating portfolio management to a third country, this figure rises to 90%.

UK regtech expands Australian footprint

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2017
... liquidity through collateral optimisation," Brown said. In support of the growth strategy, Lombard Risk has appointed a country manager of Australia and New Zealand, Colm Gaughran. To be based in Sydney, Gaughran will lead the ongoing expansion of the ...