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Peace, be still

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
"...And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say to him, Master, care you not that we perish? And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was ...

ASIC to face parliamentary inquiry over CBA

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2013
... vote took place today following a notice of motion by senator John Williams that was supported by senator Doug Cameron and Greens' leader Christine Milne. The inquiry will look into ASIC's complaint management policies and practices, the protections ...

Yes, no, I don't know

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2013
... come to accept its fate and realising that Ben would only taper if the economy could withstand it and/or that taking a few greens off its monthly purchases remains in the realms of stimulation by any yardstick. But having said that Virginia, we still ...

Greens hold the key to TASA in Senate

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2013
... Services Act (TASA) and if the bill is approved, the key to the final voting in the Senate could be in the hands of the Greens. The Financial Planning Association (FPA) chief executive Mark Rantall told Financial Standard that the organisation expects ...

FPA, AFA to lobby MPs for TASA delay

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2013
... overload on the industry, the businesses and the licensees." The FPA also said that it would be meeting the independents, the greens, the opposition and the government to gather support to remove TASA from the bill and allow industry and Treasury a further ...

Li gets what Li likes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013
Nothing beats a three-day long weekend break to put things back into perspective it seems. Wall Streeters returned from the "Memorial Day" holiday with a bounce in their steps sending America's benchmark indices on a rebound. The Dow closed 0.7% up ...

Fed speaks Fedspeak

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2013
Old habits die hard it seems. Didn't US Federal Reserve Big Ben Bernanke already change the definition of Fedspeak to mean clarity of Fed communication of the Fed's intention on monetary policy a long time ago? The original meaning (according to Wikipedia) ...

Down, down interest rates are down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2012

Future Fund tarred by its tobacco stocks

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2012
... expect all of our managers and all our investment partners to have their own ESG people". But when repeatedly quizzed by Greens Senator Richard Di Natale from Victoria, Burgess reply suggested that his knowledge relating to the Future Fund's tobacco ...

Greens propose scaled super contribs tax

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2012
The Australian Greens have proposed that rather than tax superannuation at a flat rate of 15%, it should be taxed on a sliding discounted scale based on a fund members' marginal tax rates. The proposal follows emerging debate about the cost of superannuation ...