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Super funds condemn Trump climate withdrawal

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017
... representing $1.5 trillion in funds under management, has condemned US President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw the country from the Paris Agreement on climate change. Trump justified the withdrawal saying his administration was "putting American ...

Advice industry must not rest on laurels: Diamantidis

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2017
... isn't good enough. I believe 30-40% isn't good enough - we need to hit 50% of people getting financial advice in this country...It means the way we've done things to date is simply not enough. We have to change the way we engage with clients," she said. ...

Moody's downgraded and upgraded China's ratings

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2017
... creates -- Foreign capital outflows that would put downward pressure on the Chinese yuan that, in turn, would reduce the country's foreign exchange reserves; then there's the higher interest rates on foreign borrowing due to the lowered credit rating ...

A one-handed clap for ScoMo's Budget

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAY 2017
... Treasurer Scott Morrison must be beaming when the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released the latest update on the country's labour market that showed the unemployment rate dropped from 5.9% in March to 5.7% in April - better than the 5.75% projected ...

Colonial First State upgrades managed accounts offering

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2017
... has made it one of the most trusted platforms for advisers and investors alike. "FirstChoice's reputation as one of the country's leading platforms has been built on 15 years of consistently delivering great value, excellent service and a relevant range ...

ASIC bans former Avestra directors

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2017
... House from carrying on a financial services business and preventing Courtenay House director Tony Iervasi from leaving the country. According to ASIC, the amount of investor funds held up in accounts associated with Courtenay House "could be as much ...

Asia leads growing green bond market

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2017
... research also reaffirms Australia's growing presence in sustainable and responsible investing, saying that more than 50% the country's investable assets are being professionally managed under responsible investment strategies.

Japan rides the virtuous cycle

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2017
No news, it appears, is good news for Japan. The country's stock market and the yen have been heading in the right direction ever since the nuclear threat tit-for-tat between the US and North Korea was taken off the headlines. The Nikkei-225 index has ...

Investment trusts receive affordable housing concessions

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2017
... MIT withholding tax regime - which is generally a final rate of 15% on fund payments - assuming they're investing from a country with which Australia has an exchange of information treaty. The Budget statement added: "Up to 20% of the income of the MIT ...

Another Budget, another promised surplus

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2017
... feeling of deja vu for the butcher, the baker and the candlestick maker for we've been here before. Recall Wayne Swan - the country's Treasurer from 2007-2013 - him, who promised a surplus...and kept promising one Budget after Budget. Swan promised a ...