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NAB reduces fossil fuel exposure

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2016
NAB's new corporate sustainability report positions the bank as the national leader in environmental, social and governance commitments. The 2016 Dig Deeper report promises a material decrease in the use of fossil fuel-based energy and a corresponding ...

Ageing societies threaten to undermine global economy

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2016
... global problem requiring global solutions. "We need globalisation. We need global labour movement and immigration. But the danger is that ageing populations will turn inwards and push backward against that," Jackson said.

SMSF trustees remain prudent investors

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2016
SMSF data from the ATO and APRA shows trustees in self-managed super are maintaining solid investment performance and managing portfolio diversification well. SMSF Association head of technical Peter Hogan said ATO statistics show that in four of the ...

Investment bonds key to secure retirement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2016
... contributions to super may no longer be the best option for many when planning for their retirement. Wealthy savers in danger of exceeding the $1.6 million tax free pension caps should review their tax effective investment options," Rogan said. "The ...

Rethinking risk through goals-based investing

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2016
With the retirement income debate reaching an industry fever pitch, Alex Burke investigates a new approach to portfolio construction that aims to manage both sequence and longevity risk simultaneously. If you ask industry consultant John Wiseman, the ...

NAB dispels housing bubble "toil and trouble"

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2016
... continued, was the extent to which it was backed by debt. "Asset value is ultimately in the eye of the beholder, but the danger really comes with debt accumulation from poor lending practices," he said. Having said this, he did note that Australia has ...

Mastering the art of ignoring crises

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2016
... have to endure that volatility and they'll also have to endure negative skews or the market's propensity to crash." The danger with equity markets, Jordan adds, is that investors' innate bias to feel the impact of paper losses far more strongly than ...

Yellen speaks Fedspeak

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2016
It's live! It'll be one of those Septembers to remember. This, Virginia, is if you believe many (not most) of the post-Jackson Hole commentaries that littered world wide web dissecting US Fed Chair Janet Yellen's words. She said so many things, so many ...

AMP Capital hits back at second LIM wind-up letter

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2016
... the wind-up proposal. These were, in short: the ability to exit AGF at a price close to the net asset value (NAV); the danger of exiting later at a higher discount to NAV; the ongoing risk of "unacceptable discounts"; AMP Capital's "major conflicts of ...

Treasurer ignored credit warnings: Bowen

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016
Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen said Treasurer Scott Morrison ignored his warnings that Australia was in danger of losing its AAA credit rating. At the 2016 FSC Leaders Summit in Melbourne, Bowen said that the Coalition has repeatedly ignored warnings ...