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IFM to spend $25bn on Aussie infrastructure

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2019
... that IFM Investors has spent on its Australian infrastructure assets in the last eight years. "This ongoing capital expenditure is a result of the alignment between the long term time horizon of superannuation money and major critical Australian infrastructure," ...

Chief economist update: Economy slows to decade low but still tops the pops

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2019
... for investment. Reduced borrowing costs for businesses (lower official cash rate) could encourage increased capital expenditure - evident in the 14.9% increase in capex intentions for 2019/20 in estimate 3 of the capex survey from estimate 2 - as well ...

Who foots the bill when super funds merge?

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2019
... going to be one fund. "It's very much finance and tax and accounting driven as to where is the best place for the expenditure to occur to maximise the tax benefits for the combined fund going forward and so that stage, it doesn't actually matter ...

Chief economist update: The budget surplus can wait

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2019
... budget surplus ? published on August 27. The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) latest private new capital expenditure and expected expenditure report justifies Financial Standard' s prescription that, "It's time for the government to ...

Court dismisses Westpac lending practice case

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2019
... obligations before entering into home loan contracts. Westpac's automated system used a benchmark called the Household Expenditure Measure or HEM to assess consumer expenses failed to account for actual expenses incurred, ASIC said, and therefore breached ...

Charter Hall industrial fund scores top Lonsec rating

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2019
... are leased on a triple-net basis, whereby the tenant is responsible for all outgoings, including maintenance capital expenditure. "Charter Hall's high-quality management team has a track record of delivering solid returns on direct property trusts" and ...

New climate risk government bond index launches

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2019
... investment grade government debt. "These issues have a direct and long-term impact on government finances, with projected expenditure on climate mitigation expected to reach almost $1 trillion a year for the next 30 years according to the United Nations' ...

How key is gender in retirement outcomes?

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2019
... potential reform. Simplifying the Age Pension, embedding longevity adjustments and setting targets for Government expenditure were all offered by the assembled experts as options to reform the retirement income system, before the floor was opened to ...

The state of the banks

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2019
... to KPMG data, risk and compliance expenses have risen to account for almost 40% of the big banks' total investment expenditure for the first half of this year. KPMG warned the banks will have to balance this expenditure with digitalisation and innovation ...

Federal Budget: Industry responds

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2019
... to superannuation policy was welcome after years of major modifications. Rubinsztein said the drag of age pension expenditure - which is forecast to grow by 17% over the four years to 2022-23 - was tempered by tighter means-testing, but noted aged care ...