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QIC acquires stake in US mall

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2016
QIC has acquired a 49% stake in Ballston Common Mall in Arlington, Virginia, expanding its joint venture relationship with Forest City Enterprises Inc. The acquisition brings the total number of US real estate assets acquired by QIC on behalf of its ...

Republican brands Dodd-Frank "regulatory waterboarding"

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2016
A top House Republican has accused the Obama administration of engaging in "regulatory waterboarding" when it comes to monitoring banks. House Financial Services Committee chairman Jeb Hensarling said the Dodd-Frank reforms, which increase the oversight ...

Fed's plan slips on oil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2016
... time) about her confidence that a stabilisation in the oil price (as they have seemed to in the dying days of 2015) could "wash out" the downward pressure to inflation. To be sure, while wage growth remains slow, the strong US employment report for December ...

Fairy tales may come true

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2015
We all know the saying, "it ain't over till the fat lady sings", well, last night... she did. Read her lips and hear her sonata: "Were the FOMC to delay the start of policy normalization for too long, we would likely end up having to tighten policy ...

Reading too much out of nothing at all

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2015
It's out!...and it didn't surprise. Yes Virginia, there were no surprises in the Fed's decision to keep monetary policy unchanged after it concluded its 28-29 tete-a-tete. But what was surprising was Wall Street's reaction - the Dow and the S&P 500 ...

Oxi Oxi Oxi

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2015
... 20-year grace period for the country's debts. He's not asking for much - he just wants his cake, eat it and Moet & Chandon to wash it down. Do you want chips with that, Alexis? But whatever, the ball's now back in the creditors' court - they've misread ...

Medcraft sticks up for asset managers

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2015
Imposing new banking regulations on asset managers would be like "creating a square peg for a round hole," according to ASIC and International Oraganization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) chair Greg Medcraft. Speaking in his capacity as the head ...

AustralianSuper, Brookfield in second US deal

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2015
Plans to have about 10% of AustralianSuper's fund assets allocated to property were bolstered by a second joint partnership with Brookfield Property Partners recently. The most recent partnership saw Brookfield sell AustralianSuper a 49% stake in eight ...

Remuneration has no bearing on advice quality

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2015
... to be careful that we focus on the quality of the advice and not the remuneration model, and sometimes that's lost in the wash." "Remuneration has no bearing on the quality, the competence, the leadership or the culture of where the advice comes from. ...

Push to end US Congressional pensions

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2015
Claims that US politicians are out of touch with ordinary Americans have led a group of conservative Republicans to sponsor a bill to end Congressional pensions and force politicians to save for their own retirement just like everyone else. The legislation ...