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Industry bodies clash over pension proposal

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2016
... income people who rely on the pension in order to survive." "The pension is a safety net for those who need it. A recent OECD report found that more than one third of Australian pensioners are living in poverty," she continued. "CPSA is sick of the business ...

Gold starts to glisten (like 2008?)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2016
... Guardian's' "Fears grow of repeat of 2008 financial crash as investors run for cover" - quoting William White, chair of the OECD's review committee, saying that, "The situation is worse than it was in 2007. Our macroeconomic ammunition to fight downturns ...

Doom(ed) rebound?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2016
... headline, quoting no less than William White's -- chairman of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)'s review committee and former chief economist with the Bank of International Settlements - warning that "The situation is ...

FSC calls for 22% company tax

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2016
... another benefit of a lower company tax rate of 22% will be a reduction in the federal budget's reliance on corporate tax. The OECD average reliance on company tax is 8%, while Australia's is more than 18%. A lower reliance on company tax will mean Australia's ...

J. P. Morgan AM appoints infrastructure specialist

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2015
J.P. Morgan Asset Management has appointed an OECD infrastructure platform specialist within its global real assets team. Gilly Zimmer is responsible for advising institutional investors on infrastructure investing, as well as forging client relationships ...

FSC slams insurance duty "boondoggle"

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2015
... company tax," noting the 30% company tax rate which comprises 18.5% of government revenue is significantly higher than the OECD revenue average of 8%. "A competitive tax system would be characterised by a company tax rate closer to 20%, lower income ...

ASX jumps "despite" naughty news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2015
... Roberts. William Blair's chief economist, Olga Bitel, was also filled with optimism, saying that "Australia was beating its OECD peers in capitalising on China's economic transition... We are talking about medical services, pharmaceuticals, tourism ...

Pension funds globally face solvency issues

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2015
... insolvency in the face unless they adopt measures that address an imbalance between assets and liabilities. This is the view of OECD director financial and enterprise affairs, and special adviser to the secretary-general for financial markets, Adrian ...

Paris adds to the "why nots" for a December lift-off

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2015
... to fall into another recession when its third quarter growth is released) and emerging markets. In its latest report, the OECD again downgraded its global growth forecasts - down to 2.9% this year from the 3.0% it predicted two months ago from 3.1% in ...

AMP Capital targets $2.8bn infrastructure raising

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015
... yield; pension plans and insurance companies. The fund will invest in sectors such as utilities, energy and transport in OECD countries. "The target size, which is double that of IDF II, reflects the strength of the infrastructure debt asset class as ...

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Early release of super scammers cop prison time

KARREN VERGARA
Three people will go to prison after pleading guilty to defrauding the COVID-19 early release of superannuation scheme for $103,500.

Super funds slash external mandates by 54%

KARREN VERGARA
The number of investment managers winning institutional mandates has tanked 54% in less than two years as superannuation funds ramp up the in-house management of assets, Rainmaker Information research reveals.

ASIC tells super funds to 'step it up'

ELIZA BAVIN
ASIC commissioner Simone Constant delivered a stern warning to super fund trustees.

Brookfield bids for majority stake in Neoen

ANDREW MCKEAN
Brookfield and its institutional partners have lobbed a bid to acquire a 53% majority stake in French renewable energy company Neoen.

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