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Chinese whispers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2015
It was enough to make anyone wet their pants - headlines about the 8.5% biggest one-day fall since February 2007 dive in the Shanghai Composite index yesterday. What triggered the sell-off, nobody really knows. Someone shouted "fire" and everyone and ...

RBNZ tries to turn the turn in NZ economy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2015
It was the best of times then... it became the worst of times. 'twas only three months ago, the New Zealand dollar climbed higher and higher against the Australian dollar and was widely expected to breached parity because "...the NZ dollar genuinely ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2015
The Australian market looks set to open lower after falls on US and European markets following disappointing US home sales and China factory output data. At 0750 AEST on Monday, the September share price index futures contract was down 49 points at ...

It's not the when but the what happens after

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015
"Clowns to the left of me, Jokers to the right, here I am, Stuck in the middle with you... And I'm wondering what it is I should do" -- Stealers Wheel This was my immediate thought upon reading Bloomberg's piece that, "For two months the Standard & ...

Power in super advertising

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2015
Capturing an audience in the superannuation industry remains a challenge and in recent months several funds have rolled out new marketing campaigns to attract the biggest possible market. The question is, which Australians are paying attention? Breakfast ...

China impossible to ignore for asset managers

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2015
Vanguard Asia-Pacific head of investment strategy group, Jeffrey Johnson, said China is a market that is impossible for investors to ignore despite its economy continuing to slow. Speaking at an Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) ...

HESTA manager to study women in super

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015
Australia's superannuation system is somewhat designed to reward people who enjoy unbroken careers, affecting many working women, and prompting an industry representative to conduct research on the issue. HESTA general manager business development ...

Australian fintech network established

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2015
H2 Ventures chief executive Ben Heap believes the financial services industry has largely avoided disruption and that New South Wales could be a leader in an industry "acutely suited to tech innovation." Heap's comments came as part of the official ...

Consensus emerging on Tax White Paper

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2015
Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey has reminded a business forum that the Tax White Paper is about how the government collects tax, not how much. Hockey told the PwC Tax Reform Forum in Melbourne yesterday that more than 800 submissions on the Tax White Paper ...

Chartered accountants' response 'clumsy'

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2015
The New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants was unused to competition and made a "clumsy response" to new rival CPA Australia, a court has heard. In the High Court at Wellington on Tuesday, Bruce Gray QC defended NZICA's marketing campaign and ...