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OPINION: Why ditching the monarchy makes sense in the Asian century

ANDREW BRAGG, DIRECTOR OF POLICY AT THE FINANCIAL SERVICES COUNCIL  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2015
... insurance to Asia. We seldom publicly discuss the symbolic and identity implications of living in the Asian Century. This is a mistake. Identity, belonging and symbolism are important in Asia. The rebirth of the Australian Republican Movement provides ...

Failure to monitor ESG may breach fiduciary duty

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015
A United States Supreme Court ruling has cleared the way for actions against institutions that fail to monitor the effects that climate change has on their portfolios. The Supreme Court held on 18 May 2015 that trustees have a fiduciary duty, emanating ...

Investing is like a game of tennis

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2015
The days of CPI plus 5% investment returns for superannuation funds are gone for the foreseeable future according to a United Kingdom based researcher. Speaking at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) conference yesterday, CREATE-Research ...

The man with the golden jawbone

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2015
... still alive. It's already started with the People's Bank of China's recent easing announcement and we got this make no mistake statement from European Central Bank executive board member and chief economist Peter Praet last night: "Developments in the ...

It's the Fed, stupid

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2015
Are we barking at the wrong tree? Let me rephrase that, we are barking at the wrong tree. It has been less than a month ago - before this wailing and gnashing of teeth - that bad China news brought hopes that central command would fight back with stimulus ...

China trade deal must not be delayed: FSC

ANDREW BRAGG, DIRECTOR OF POLICY, FINANCIAL SERVICES COUNCIL  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2015
... and Gillard and puts Australia ahead of the USA, Japan and most of Europe in signing an agreement with China. Make no mistake, the China Australia Free Trade Agreement (CHAFTA) will lead to new jobs, tax collection and economic growth. In the shrill ...

New Calastone service automates distribution processing

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2015
Global funds transaction network, Calastone, has launched its new automated distribution service, aimed at cutting out mistakes from manual input and shortening processing times. The distribution solution connects fund manager and client, standardising ...

CSSA guided by new name and code of conduct

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2015
An association that represents workplace superannuation specialist advisory businesses has rebranded to better reflect its business. The Corporate Super Specialist Alliance (CSSA) will be now known as Workplace Super Specialists Australia (WSSA). WSSA ...

Macquarie refunds $5.5m after 13-year system errors

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015
Macquarie Investment Management will refund $5.5 million to 2,300 clients after system errors between 2001 and 2014 led to miscalculated fees. The errors occurred in the Macquarie Wrap platform and included charging fees over the maximum amount in product ...

China infrastructure push to boost Australia exports

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2015
... economy -"too much debt, too little growth and too policy-driven" - simply dismissing buying Chinese assets would be a mistake. The fund manager admitted that "China's domestic equity markets look frothy after more than doubling in 12 months. We prefer ...