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'tis the season to not be jolly

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2017
... remaining in worker's pockets - and we know this paltry change would only go towards servicing their ballooning household debt and not spent. The details of the WPI report show that you, I and Irene should be working for the government instead where ...

Less liquidity to lessen risk

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2017
... Xiaochuan when he warned that China could face a "Minsky moment". Zhou cautioned about the country's "very high" corporate debt and the "need to monitor household leverage quality as it grows". The reduction in liquidity couldn't have been more perfectly ...

Morrison backs customer-owned banking reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2017
... raise Tier 1 capital to fund growth or invest in services, instead having to fund such activities from retained earnings or debt, which is obviously more restrictive," he said. Cunningham added the creation of a new class of co-operative equity shares ...

Xero consolidates stock exchange listings

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2017
... 2018, and to delist by 2 February 2018. At the same time, the company announced it has established a $100 million stand-by debt facility with ANZ and the Bank of New Zealand to improve its overall liquidity position. There are no current plans to draw ...

Beyond 6000

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2017
... attempt was in May 2008 when it reached a high of 5908.08 points that year. The global financial crisis, the European sovereign debt crisis, the Arab spring, and China's slowdown (which battered Australia's mining sector) prevented the index from revisiting ...

Industry Super pushes for affordable housing asset class

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2017
... supply and originate a new asset class to attract institutional investors such as superannuation funds, private equity and debt from family offices and insurance companies. "The idea is to create longer-term and better quality rental options. Institutional ...

Former NAB risk committee chair joins Wingate

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2017
... Wingate Investment Partners Trust (WIP) investment committee. The WIP trusts co-invest with Wingate in a portfolio of private debt instruments representing about $500 million in funds under management. Rizzo has held multiple senior roles in the finance ...

Changed RBA rate expectations?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2017
... household finances leaves consumers no other choice but to cut back on spending. Foremost of these is the ballooning household debt - it stood at a record 193.7% of disposable household income as at the June quarter of this year. With wages growth stuck ...

SMSF balance gap to close: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2017
... rebalance to remain within the cap. When it comes to asset allocation preferences, females prefer defensive assets such as debt securities, managed funds and domestic listed trusts. Men on the other hand lean toward aggressive growth assets such as unlisted ...

S&P hit with historic court decision

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2017
... ratings issuer. The class action, represented by global law firm Squire Patton Boggs (SPB), concerns synthetic collateralised debt obligations (SCDOs) sold by the Commonwealth Bank and rated by S&P. These types of products attracted significant investments ...