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Japan did it again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2014
... How many Prime Ministers does it take to fix the Japanese economy? Sixteen... and is still counting. That's the number of times Japan has changed its leader since 1990 when the economy did a Humpty Dumpty. Twenty four years on and all 16 kings - and ...

G20, FTA and Vlad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2014
... among others, "to improving the business environment..." Vlad improved the business environment all right! As the Financial Times quipped, "...such meetings are marked by grandiose promises that are seldom met". Vlad of all G20 people knows this. Perhaps ...

ASIC to watch CBA advisers closely

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014
... Wisdom. KordaMentha Forensic will review past activities by Commonwealth Bank (CBA) advisers and will report to ASIC three times. The forensic expert will identify high-risk advisers within CBA's planning arms, as well as affected customers. KordaMentha's ...

Investors should be wary of mixed USD signals

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2014
... equities returns which in the 12 months to end September delivered 20% to super funds in Australia which was more than three times the 6% delivered by Australian equities.

Cbus employees accused of perjury

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2014
... that point and provide truthful evidence that would actually assist the Commission. "She declined that opportunity, several times, and in the process aggravated her perjury in such a fashion as to expose herself to consequences far more severe than would ...

In-housing creating consultant uncertainty

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2014
... Sicilia, whose fund has an internal investment team, said he's seen the death of asset consultants predicted a number of times. "It hasn't eventuated," he said. "It would be a near-certainty if asset consultants stood still. But they have adapted and ...

Real stagflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014
... persistence of rising consumer prices is evident in its monetary policy action - it has jacked up its target SELIC rate nine times from 7.25% in April 2013 to 11.0% in April this year, where it remained... until yesterday, that is. For yesterday, the ...

Suncorp completes insurance review after breaches

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2014
... has provided ASIC with a report endorsing the completion of its system remediation program. Suncorp reported to ASIC four times throughout the implementation of the review. ASIC said that the breaches affected more than 849,000 customers between June ...

Significant Investor Visa changes to boost venture capital

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014
... into the economy. Austrade will determine complying investments and there will also be changes to improve visa processing times and an increase in the residency requirement for secondary SIV applicants to 180 days per year. NSW sponsored applicants were ...

Retail funds deny relying on passive investment

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2014
... strategies. "We use active strategies regularly, and we use them because we see the opportunities for additional return. At other times we use passive strategies because that way the costs to the client can be reduced." He said the strategy was "probably ...