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Death tax would save budget billions: Costello

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2016
The pre-budget cloud of ideas continues to thicken with Community Council for Australia chair Tim Costello advocating the federal government create an estate duty or death tax. Costello and the Council believe such a tax would generate more than $5 ...

ACSI and TIAA-CREF drive poll voting

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2016
About three quarters of ASX200 companies now use poll voting at their annual general meetings according to the latest data from the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). In addition, ACSI said less than 10% of ASX100 companies still ...

Those who want a job can get a job

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2016
... as long as I could remember. The data most relevant to the US central bank, of course, are those that directly reveal progress on its dual "statutory mandate" - "maximum employment and 2% inflation". And progress is what the latest update on the US labour ...

DomaCom raises $8m in pre-IPO capital

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016
... investing to the market in 2012. "We have acquired already our first 11 properties with another 54 property acquisitions in progress. This should bring our total number of properties on the platform to 65, with a market valuation of about $40 million," ...

Who spooked the greenback?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016
... into America. " "This translates into weaker exports, business investment and manufacturing in the United States, slower progress on hitting the inflation target, and financial tightening through the exchange rate and rising risk spreads on financial ...

CBA says most customers received appropriate advice

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2016
... on the release, CBA executive general manager Advice Review program Leif Gamertsfelder said: "This report outlines the progress we have made in the program to deliver assessments in a thorough, fair and consistent way, which is our priority. "The report ...

Aviva commences proceedings against Centrepoint

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2016
Aviva Asia has commenced court proceedings against Centrepoint Alliance, the latter revealed in an ASX statement. According to Aviva's writ of summons and statement of claim, Centrepoint's former Singaporean subsidiary, Fifth Floor, breached a 2012 ...

Impact investments the next wave for RI

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2016
... such companies are taking to promote energy efficiency. "Engagement will allow investors to have a better view of the progress made by these companies in moving to cleaner technologies and a more environmentally friendly business model," AXA IM's report ...

ANZ institutional chief announces departure

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2016
... over the past two and a half years, and the timing is right for me to pursue new opportunities. "We made significant progress... We created a stronger international network based on regional trade and investment corridors. We also improved our risk and ...

Barclays to axe jobs worldwide, exit Australia

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2016
... Singapore." The memo also noted that Asia Pacific local cash equity products will be discontinued. "Today's changes are further progress in implementing our strategy. We regret that some colleagues will leave the organisation as a result, and I would ...