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Industry fund pushes for simpler super splitting

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2019
One of the nation's largest super funds has joined forces with Women's Legal Service Victoria (WLSV) to simplify the process of splitting super assets. HESTA said it is working with WLSV to remove barriers preventing women from claiming their fair share ...

Chief economist update: It'll hurt me more than it hurts you

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2019
... tariff revenues." And if push comes to shove, China could employ the "nuclear option" and sell down its US$1.1 trillion US debt holdings to force Trump into submission. War really is good for absolutely nothing.

Government allows domestic violence victims early super access

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2018
Domestic violence victims will get early access to their superannuation. Delivering the Women's Economic Security Statement at the National Press Club today, Minister for Jobs and Industrial Relations and Minister for Women, Kelly O'Dwyer announced ...

Higher and higher

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2017
... that the war of words between Washington and Pyongyang could escalate into a real nuclear one, the possible breach of the US debt ceiling and, lately, Hurricane Harvey - singly or combined - couldn't dent positive sentiment for US equities. The S&P 500 ...

Infrastructure debt funds reaching 2012 highs

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2016
The unlisted infrastructure debt fund market collectively raised US$11.6 billion in 2016, approaching the 2012 high of US$12 billion. A Preqin report on the sector said this suggested "debt is becoming a more significant part of the unlisted infrastructure ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2016
... equipment, telecom equipment and electrical machineries. Central banks dumping US treasuries Foreign governments are dumping US debt like never before, according to reports from CNN Money. They said that in a bid to raise cash for deployment in their ...

US Congress votes to raise debt ceiling

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2014
Both houses of the US Congress have passed a bill to increase the US debt ceiling, with no additional debt ceiling increases expected to be needed until 2015. It was passed first in the House of Representatives 221 to 201 after an estimated 30 Republicans ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2013
... more positive drivers and flat offshore leads overnight. The ASX is up 5.81 per cent in the last 14 days since the recent US debt ceiling agreement, and has been trading at five and a half year highs with stocks approaching record levels. IG market strategist ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2013
... outperforming the positive leads it received from Wall St on Friday. Global markets have been pushing higher since the recent US debt ceiling agreement, with a more benign environment encouraging investors' willingness to take risks. "Across the board ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2013
... close slightly higher on cautious optimism Congress leaders were heading to an agreement on a temporary deal to raise the US debt ceiling. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index gained 3.8 points, or 0.07 per cent, to 5,262.9. The broader All Ordinaries index ...