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What Wen wants, Wen gets, when Wen wants

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2012
... rise in exports. So what's the big deal? Didn't PM Wen explicitly state that the politburo is shifting the economy's reliance on exports and into domestic consumption? Wasn't that the plan all along? The rest of the world should instead be thanking China ...

APRA calls for risk-consistent exec pay

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2012
... Governance, Coverage, Performance Measures and Risk Adjustment. On performance, Lewis said APRA's key concern was an excessive reliance on "generic" measures such as share price, market share or earnings per share. "Metrics such as these are too high ...

Wen Confucius meets Sun Tzu

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2012
... and Irene have been clamouring about all along? That China stops sprinting and just paces itself. That it shifts its reliance from exports into spurring domestic consumption. PM Wen just acknowledged these. So why the sad face? Ahh yes, because 7.5% ...

AQR wins ipac mandate

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2012
... 2006 through offshore vehicles. "The financial crisis has continued to highlight the need for investors to reduce the reliance on equity dominated portfolios. The Global Risk Premium Trust directly addresses this need by delivering efficient access to ...

Super contributions break through $1 trillion

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2012
... and the huge efforts the superannuation industry has put into encouraging extra contributions, the surprise is that the reliance on employer paid contributions has actually increased from 55% in 2002 to 68% in 2011. It confirms employers are not just ...

Managed funds have a place in SMSFs: Select

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2012
... 10% of its portfolio in Australian equities, the allocation of the average SMSF is around 36%, McCormick said. The high reliance on geared property is additionally something Australian investors tend to feel comfortable with, though despite the interesting ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2012
... after news that ratings agency Fitch has put Australia's big four banks on a credit downgrade watch because of their reliance on shaky global debt markets. Investors are also cautious ahead of trading updates from the banks, including National Australia ...

Global uncertainty creating employment anxiety

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2012
Reluctance to change roles due to market uncertainty, a reliance on movement in senior positions to drive recruitment and a rush of ex-pats returning home is how 2012 is shaping up in the Australian finance job market, according to career site network ...

Super industry responds to MYEFO

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2011
... Super industry heads have responded to yesterday's MYEFO announcement from the Government with concerns raised about the reliance of super products on the equity markets. As reported yesterday by Financial Standard, Treasurer Wayne Swan released the ...

ANZ profit climbs 19% to $5.36 billion

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2011
... business tightly in these conditions," said Smith. ANZ has steadily improved the diversity of its funding base, reducing reliance on offshore wholesale funding by $12 billion during the past three years. The profit after tax in wealth was 16% lower than ...