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Guest of honour

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 JAN 2017
... things over your eyes." As Lambert "came up through the bank," as he puts it, CBA put him on a cadet program "to make this country boy move to the city." As a compromise, given he now had a wife, three kids and a "big mortgage," Lambert asked whether ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 DEC 2016
... to November following the previous month's 10.3% drop and is better than market expectations for a 2.0% contraction. By country, exports declined to Thailand (-9.5%); the Philippines (-6.9%); Taiwan (-1.2%); India (-1.2%); and the US (-1.8%). Shipments ...

Top 10 superannuation stories in 2016

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2016
... super fund NAB announced in July it would merge five of its super funds into one, creating the largest retail fund in the country. The new MLC Super Fund comprises MLC MasterKey and Plum superannuation offerings, and represents roughly $70 billion in ...

MYEFO: Surplus of promises

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 DEC 2016
... to surplus in 2020/21. Promises, promises. Remember Wayne Swan? When he was Federal Treasurer he promised to return the country's fiscal finances back into surplus (A$1 billion) by FY2012/2013 (Budget Papers 2010/11). He all but dumped his promise by ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2016
... Australia employment There's good news and bad news in the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) latest update on the country's labour market. The unemployment rate increased to 5.7% in November, the highest rate since August this year and was more ...

Brandon Capital to build largest Commonwealth VC fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2016
... executive of the MRCF, Dr Chris Nave said: "This is a bold and visionary initiative by the Australian Government to ensure the country reaps the benefits from our world-class medical research." "On all measures, Australia has one of the world's leading ...

Canadian pension fund enters AMP Capital property portfolio

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2016
... tourism growth." The New Zealand property portfolio is diversified by sector, tenant type and geographical spread across the country and includes large retail assets such as Botany Town Centre (60,000 square metres) and Manukau Supa Centre (40,000sqm) ...

Ord Minnett manager launches adviser social startup

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2016
... using social media outsell their peers, 71% are more likely to purchase from brands they follow online and, even in a country with an ageing population, 68% of Australians actively use social media. Loneragan sees Latch as a way for time-poor advisers ...

Swiss manager acquires Melbourne property

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2016
A Swiss fund manager recently acquired a Melbourne property occupied by one of the country's leading industry superannuation funds. An office building in which HOSTPLUS is the main tenant was acquired by the Swiss AFIAA Foundation for International ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2016
... balance It makes a nice sequel to the horror 0.5% contraction in Australia's third quarter GDP growth, a widening of the country's trade deficit, that is. Australia's trade deficit rose by 21.3% to A$1.54 billion in October from A$1.27 billion in the ...