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Push for more foreign investment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2020
The Australian government is being urged to promote more foreign investment in Australia. Atlas Advisors is calling on the Australian government to recognise the long-term benefits of foreign investors for the economy by increasing incentives under ...

Millennials not attracted to property

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2020
... real total return of 145% (in AUD terms), Australian equities generated a real total return of 97%, while Australian government bonds produced a real total return of 63%." Medallion Financial managing director Michael Wayne told Financial Standard that ...

International investors chase Australian real assets

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2019
... pipeline of long-term infrastructure projects largely as a result of a clear focus and commitment from the Australian government. The pipeline and demand for infrastructure will be driven by Australia's growing populations and capital cities and offers ...

Colonial First State hit with second class action in less than a week

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2019
... profits from retaining these commissions." Slater and Gordon Special Counsel Nathan Rapoport said in 2013 the Australian Government banned commissions to financial advisers for new members because it was clear they were not in members' best interests ...

Chief economist update: Morrison, Frydenberg cannot have their surplus and eat it too

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2019
... than they were under Gov Glenn, and the horse still refuses to drink. Not even the government. Sure, the Australian government has committed to increased infrastructure spending, but the way it's going, it's not, Please sir, can I get some more. ...

Chief economist update: Time for a Keynes comeback

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2019
... still room for maneuver." But this is nothing new - even the Financial Standard 's been calling for the Australian government to ditch its obsession with a budget surplus months ago. Likewise, the US Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank, the ...

Chief economist update: This is a job for the RBA (and the Treasury)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2019
... official cash rate to a new record low of 0.75%. The All Ordinaries index gained 0.5% and the yield on 10-year Australian government bonds fell to 1.06% (1.13%) as investors switched to these relatively higher yielding assets. The Australian Bureau of ...

Senate creates committee on fintech, regtech

KRISTI CHENG  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2019
... Minister Scott Morrison spoke about how regtech could demystify the regulatory process of all three layers of Australian government. After May's Federal election, the government named Senator Jane Hume as its first minister for financial technology. ...

South Australia appoints VC trustee

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2019
The South Australian government appointed a trustee to take care of the state's venture capital fund while it searches for a new manager. Melbourne Securities Corporation - also known as MSC Trustees - has been appointed caretaker of the South Australian ...

Manager vacancy at $50m fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
A $50 million fund set up by the South Australian government has started the search for a new investment manager to replace a Blue Sky subsidiary. The SA Venture Capital Fund (SAVCF) appointed Blue Sky Venture Capital in 2017 as its manager. It is now ...