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Australian system needs "substantial reassessment": SEC veteran

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2016
... information that comes in and not drop it, which is important, because you had so many people talking to the SEC throughout the country, but there was no one entry point for analysis." Initiatives like these were clear evidence, in Thomas's mind, that ...

BlackRock's Fink issues stark warning for global economy

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2016
... construction boom in China has "left a lasting impact on real estate values and bank balance sheets, raising questions on how the country will fuel future growth." Commenting on developed world central bank policy and negative nominal yields, Fink said ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2016
... 4.5% to US$4.3 billion in the year to February that followed a 3.9% fall in the previous month. Exports to Japan - the country's top export market - fell by 0.3% to US$939.6 million in the year to February. Shipments to the United States increased by ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2016
... 4.5% to US$4.3 billion in the year to February that followed a 3.9% fall in the previous month. Exports to Japan - the country's top export market - fell by 0.3% to US$939.6 million in the year to February. Shipments to the United States increased by ...

NAB appoints custody GM

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016
... and investments. At NAS, he will manage NAB's $584bn in assets under custody, representing the largest custodian in the country. Commenting on the appointment, NAB group executive product and markets Antony Cahill said: ""John is a talented executive ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016
Australia capital city rents CoreLogic RP Data' March Rental Review shows that rental rates across the country's combined capital cities fell by 0.2% over the past 12 months. Four cities registered year-on-year increases in rents: Melbourne (up 2.0%) ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2016
... the biggest since the 6.6 decline registered in March 2011 when the earthquake/tsunami/nuclear reactor meltdown hit the country. The Japanese yen was trading at below ¥80 a dollar back then. Caixin China Composite PMI The Caixin China Composite PMI ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2016
... declined by 2%. Weak global demand, low commodity prices and a stronger A$ are the major factors putting pressure on the country's external accounts. AiG Australian Performance of Services Index Australia's service sector dipped into contraction in March ...

Australian of the Year appointed $3bn government health fund chair

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2016
... our nation's great research reputation. "The MRFF is the single largest investment in medical research ever made in this country and a core part of the Australian Government's health reform and innovation agenda."

The lucky country may not be so for future generations

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2016
New research from MLC reveals a third of Australian parents think lack of financial planning will prevent their children from enjoying the same lifestyle as them, with nearly 60% of the 2,000 surveyed saying the next generation will never own their ...