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Chief economist update: A capitalist in communist clothes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2019
... deficit target raised to 2.8% from 2.6% last year with CNY2.0T [US$298 billion] in tax cuts announced, including a 3% cut to top bracket VAT rate. "Raised local government special bond issuance to CNY2.15T from CNY1.3T last year to aid infrastructure ...

SMSF darlings revealed

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2019
... uncertainty in the second half of 2018, the latest CommSec SMSF trading trends report shows. The sector had been cooling to the top stocks for some time. Almost 40% of the traded value by SMSF investors was in ASX20 and 50 stocks in the first half of ...

Industry super performance moves members: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2019
... lambasted at the Royal Commission, while industry funds experienced smoother waters. According to the researcher, eight of the top 10 performing retail and industry funds - when measured on the satisfaction of members with their financial performance ...

Global manager launches ESG strategy

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2019
... has been reporting audited scope 1, 2 and 3 carbon, as well as carbon avoided, for over six years. Other companies in our top 10 holdings are First Solar, Longi Green Energy Technologies and Novozymes," an Investec AM spokesperson said. The new strategy ...

AFA rebukes ideological drive against conflicted remuneration

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2019
... possible conflict seems unnecessary. And it's not going to be in the best interests of your clients if you have reduced access to top training and education." Speaking about Hayne's "strong bias" to have life insurance commissions removed from the industry ...

Local fintech investment soars

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2019
... analysis. KPMG's 2018 Pulse of Fintech report showed Australian-based Avoka and its sale to Temenos ranked sixth among the top 10 fintech deals in Asia. Manly-based Avoka, which helps financial institutions digitally transform customer acquisition ...

New reforms to smash major super funds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2019
... Rest, Sunsuper, BT Financial Group and AustralianSuper are also expected to be impacted by the changes if legislated. The top 10 is rounded out by MLC Super, Commonwealth Bank and Cbus, based on APRA statistics for the September 2018 quarter. Rainmaker ...

AXA IM acquires three Sydney hotels

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2019
... 47,000 additional jobs to an already highly diverse and established employment zone, where a large proportion of Australia's top 500 companies currently have a presence." The Olympic Park Pullman is 5-star with 218 rooms, Novotel has 4.5 stars and 177 ...

Macquarie shuffles wealth leadership

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2019
Macquarie's wealth division is about to see a few changes at the top. From April 1, Macquarie head of wealth product and technology Cameron Garrett will head up the firm's wealth intermediary. After leading the firm's wealth products and technology ...

SMSFA recognises member achievements

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2019
... also recognised its two highest scoring exam participants in 2018, with Phi Nguyen of Curve Accountants recognised for his top score in the SMSF specialist adviser exam. Cutcher & Neale's Jace Pedonese was also recognised for his excellent exam results ...