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Turnbull putting industry fund governance back on the table

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2016
... this. While he didn't refer to it directly, his comments appeared to reference the ongoing debate regarding the proposed one-third non-union board representation rule for industry funds. This became clear given his wider condemnation of Labor's opposition ...

Advice practices pass health check

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2016
... practice self-assessments, more than 40% propose to revise their business plan and referral partner strategy. More than one-third of practices are set to revise their client communication plan (36%) as well as their marketing plan (35%). "At a high level ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2016
... market expectations for a 2.3% quarterly rise. Residential property prices gained in six of the eight capital cities in the third quarter. Sydney ((up 2.6% in Q3 from 2.8% in Q2); Hobart (up 2.3% from 0.7%); Melbourne (up 1.7% from 2.7%); Adelaide (up ...

Watermark closes IPO for market neutral LIC

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2016
... cycles. "For an alternative strategy in the current investment environment, this is a great result. WGF represents Watermark's third and largest LIC raising to date and we are excited about the global LIC as a key pillar of growth of the Watermark business," ...

The Fed lady and the Trump

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2016
... consumers. Yes them, the ones who contributed 1.9 percentage points to the US economy's 3.2% annualised growth rate in the third quarter. Inflation and inflation expectations. Check. Inflation is not there yet but it's bound to get there. The Fed's favoured ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2016
Australia trade balance It makes a nice sequel to the horror 0.5% contraction in Australia's third quarter GDP growth, a widening of the country's trade deficit, that is. Australia's trade deficit rose by 21.3% to A$1.54 billion in October from A$1.27 ...

First university climate bond issued

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2016
... development. We want our campus network to be exemplars of environmental, social and economic best practice." This is the third climate bond the CEFC has invested in this year, having also committed funding to Westpac's first climate bond and Flexigroup's ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2016
... deficit of A$13,700 million. The deficit on the balance on goods and services dropped by 37% to A$4,682 million over the third quarter and the primary income deficit went down by 24% to A$6,265 million. Australia AiG construction survey In contrast with ...

Industry fund recovers millions in lost super

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2016
... Super's efforts follows on from a report released this week by Cbus and Industry Super Australia that suggested around one third of Australian workers are not being paid some or all of the superannuation guarantee they're entitled to; a total of $3.6 ...

ASIC probe reveals 185 more CBA compo cases

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2016
KordaMentha Forensic's third report on the varied licence conditions imposed on Commonwealth Financial Planning and Financial Wisdom has revealed compensation has been offered to a further 185 cases. The report was required under the additional conditions ...