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ALP outlines superannuation tax policy

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2015
The federal ALP opposition has outlined a change to their superannuation tax policy that they estimate could save $1.4 billion per year and help rebalance superannuation. The policy was outlined by shadow Treasury spokesperson Chris Bowen who said it ...

BOE no change, no worries

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2015
As expected, the Bank of England (BOE) decided to do nothing at its 9 April monetary policy meeting, stating that: "The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee at its meeting today voted to maintain Bank Rate at 0.5%. The Committee also voted to ...

TH Real Estate grows team

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2015
Global real estate manager, TIAA Henderson Real Estate, has appointed a senior real estate analyst. In the newly-created role, William Keaveney will be responsible for providing analytical support, research and analysis across equity and debt real estate ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2015
The Australian market looks set to open higher after US stocks rose sharply on the latest Chinese stimulus measures and some prominent earnings that bested forecasts. At 0645 AEST on Tuesday, the June share price index futures contract was up 37 points ...

Hockey commits cash to infra partnerships plan

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2015
Australia will provide $25 million to the World Bank Group's Global Infrastructure Facility, said Treasurer Joe Hockey in a statement. The Facility will be used to build public-private infrastructure partnerships to streamline "greater private sector ...

AMP Capital appoints MD for NZ

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2015
AMP Capital has handed Grant Hassell the managing director for New Zealand role to perform alongside his existing role as head of fixed income. Hassell takes on his new responsibilities at the end of April and the appointment is said to reflect a new ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2015
The Australian share market has opened higher. At 1010 AEST on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 12 points, or 0.20 per cent, at 5,980.4, while the broader All Ordinaries index was up also 12 points, or also 0.20 per cent, at 5,947.4. On ...

Now for Australia's debt surge

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2015
Sufferin' succotash! Now we're really in trouble. Australians all, let's not rejoice for the bad news is piling up on us... one after the other. There's slowing China - GDP decelerated to 7.0% in the first quarter from 7.4% in 2014 - and is pushing ...

Future Fund appoints board members

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2015
Carolyn Kay and Jane Wilson have been appointed to the Future Fund Board of Guardians. Kay was most recently a director at Commonwealth Bank, and has previously held roles at Morgan Stanley, J.P. Morgan and Linklaters & Paines. Wilson is currently a ...

Cheap talk, cheaper money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2015
They talk the talk but aren't walking the talk. This is what I walk out with after poring through the American Association of Individual Investors' (AAII) sentiment and asset allocation surveys conducted in the last week of March. In its 2 April report ...