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Banks continue campaign to discredit SA bank tax

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2017
... Australia's transitioning economy. "Some major industries are exiting, others are on hold, and new growth sectors - tourism, defence, and education - will take time. Time and investment...But for those opportunities to be realised, banks like NAB have ...

TAL intensifies mental health strategy

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2017
... expert to help establish best practice management of post-traumatic stress disorder. TAL's work with Neil Greenberg, a defence mental health professor at King's College London aims to better understand PTSD, as well as facilitate claims management workshops ...

Short-termism obsession misses premia: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2017
Investors are missing out on return premiums of up to 1.5% per annum simply because they are too focused on quarterly earnings and short-term gains. Moving out of a short-termism mentality requires a "major shift" in asset managers' mindset and skills ...

Insurance counteracting ageing population risks

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017
... other hand, has only a fractional share (5%) of the ageing wallet - but it has the potential to be an effective line of defence against ageing risks these countries are facing, the report said. Swiss Re head life and health products Russell Higginbotham ...

Government puts stopper on Future Fund drawdowns

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... from the Future Fund were expected to commence at this point to meet the unfunded liabilities of Australian government defence and civilian superannuation schemes; this, however, was never a set requirement. According to the 2015 Intergenerational Report ...

Government debt on its way to $606bn

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... security expenditure growing $35 billion over the next four years, annual health expenditure growing $9 billion and annual defence spending growing $5 billion. At least the cost of the bureaucracy and general government will contract from $27 billion ...

Super funds support PRI statement on slavery

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2017
... The statement will form part of PRI's submission to the federal parliament Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade, which is holding an inquiry into the establishment of such an act. Super funds and fund managers HESTA, IFM Investors ...

CSC renews $40bn custody mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2017
... management. Northern Trust (NTC) has overseen custody and investment administration for the government employee and Australian Defence Force pension fund since 2011. Following what CSC chief executive Peter Carrigy-Ryan described as a full market review ...

Cyber breaches arise internally: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2017
... asset consultant and advisory business warns that many organisations continue to focus on the technology aspect of cyber defence, which is crucial, but often at the expense of people-related risks, which represent the largest source of data breach claims. ...

Queensland Treasury issues green bonds

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2017
... processes and products Low-carbon transport - electrified rail infrastructure and cycle ways. Drought resilience and flood defence Water and wastewater treatment plants and distribution infrastructure Preservation of the Great Barrier Reef and other ...