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The Trump risk on global trade

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2017
... marks the fourth straight month of steadily growing surpluses since January this year when it recorded a US$9.41 billion deficit. However, June's surplus is lower than the US$45.16 billion surplus achieved in the same month last year as exports expanded ...

KPMG names new national chair

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2017
... for the chair role. "I look forward to utilising my experience to help inform public debate and bridge the current trust deficit between business, politics and society," she said.

Economic growth slows to 1.7pct but not as bad as feared

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2017
... growth to lead to a wages boom that it hopes will drive up personal taxation receipts and help the nation reduce its annual deficit and in time enable the country to start paying down on its ballooning government debt. Nevertheless the GDP results were ...

AI to influence consumer trust: Medcraft

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2017
... to integrate enhanced technological capability must consider its future impacts, or else risk creating a greater trust deficit in the financial services industry. That was the warning delivered by ASIC chairman Greg Medcraft in his address to the Stockbrokers ...

Banks hoping to stall new tax

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2017
... it can be set to zero at the right time. The submission states: "It must not vary year by year according to the Budget deficit or be viewed as a soft option for future tax increases, otherwise it will undermine investor confidence and affect the major ...

Another Budget, another promised surplus

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2017
... balance in 2020-21 and remain in surplus over the medium term. The underlying cash balance will improve from a forecast deficit of $29.4 billion in 2017-18 to a projected surplus of $7.4 billion in 2020-21." This will be achieved through expected higher ...

Government debt on its way to $606bn

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... 2020 but one supported by record Commonwealth debt that by 2021 is projected to break $606 billion. Squeezing down the deficit is that between 2016-17 and 2020-21 government expenditure is projected to jump 18% or $74 billion from $444.5 billion in 2016-17 ...

Budget Eve

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2017
... outlook for the domestic economy. Not only would a lift in Australia's growth outlook look good for his Budget - the budget deficit to GDP would be lower if GDP is higher - but it's also consistent with the Reserve Bank of Australia's more optimistic ...

Treasurer opens the way for increased infrastructure spending

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2017
... government that is investing big time in national economy-boosting infrastructure." If all goes well, this measure will put the deficit on track to fall from $37.5 billion in 2015/16 to $1.3 billion in 2019/20. The treasure's pre-budget speech also spoke ...

The growth-inflation divide

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2017
Bullish on growth, not so on inflation. This is the unifying message from three of the world's major central banks that met over the past 24 hours. As widely expected, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) kept monetary policy settings unchanged - discount rate at ...

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Super funds race to implement digital advice

VINNY VUCAGO
Australian superannuation funds are increasingly turning to digital advice tools to bridge the longstanding gap between members needs and access to affordable financial guidance, according to executives at wealth technology Bravura Solutions.

Musk's $106bn fundamental-defying IPO lands on Nasdaq

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
SpaceX has raised US$75 billion ($106.8bn) in the biggest-ever stock market debut, valuing Elon Musk's rocket and satellite company at US$1.77 trillion.

Quinbrook appoints Australian lead

VINNY VUCAGO
Energy transition infrastructure investor Quinbrook has appointed Tim Horneman as region leader for Australia, formalising his responsibility for the firm's local investment activities and business operations.

Former ASFA COO joins housing fund manager

MATTHEW WAI
The former chief operating officer of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has joined C1 Capital Group as chief investment and operating officer.

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