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Treasurer opens the way for increased infrastructure spending

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2017
... different measure of the budget known as "net operating balance", or the difference between the government's revenue and expenditure. By highlighting this measure, the government will be able to better indicate whether its spending and income are balanced ...

The growth-inflation divide

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2017
... rectitude - started by Donald Trump that's gaining copycats around the world? Yes, promised or actual increases in fiscal expenditure boost economic growth. But it also raises deficits and debts - ones that need to be recovered sometime in the future... ...

Media Super launches $30m revolving fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 APR 2017
Media Super created a $30 million fund to help finance national research and development projects. The revolving fund makes loans of up to $3 million to companies undertaking research and development eligible for an R&D tax credit under the Federal ...

Super trustees need better vigilance: APRA

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2017
... transparency around how members' money is used," Rowell said. "That includes an ongoing focus on ensuring that all expenditure has a clear purpose or objective, with appropriate assessment and monitoring of whether or not that expenditure has achieved ...

Workers' retirement angst growing

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 MAR 2017
... retirees who did not use a planner. The unadvised spent four times more of their retirement nest egg on lifestyle expenditure such as renovations, holidays and new vehicles than planned retirees. The research also found fewer than one in five workers ...

Westpac faces lending practices breach: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2017
... systems as part of its rigorous credit approval process", which includes utilising benchmarks such as the Household Expenditure Measure (HEM), published by the Melbourne Institute for Social and Economic Research, which provides broad analysis of customer ...

In search of that elusive Australian animal spirit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017
... unchanged at 2.3%. The ABS has done it again...to me in this case. The statistician's report on "Private new capital expenditure and expected expenditure" (Capex) raises doubts over my own optimism with regards to wages - that would spark a virtuous ...

CBA records $4.9bn half-year profit

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2017
... recent trends in the Australian economy are more positive." "We will continue to manage our balance sheet, and our expenditure, conservatively. But we will also continue to invest confidently so we can play our part in the bright future we see for Au ...

Lifted by external demand

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2017
... percentage point but this was offset by a decline in residential investment for a net zero contribution. Similarly, public expenditure made no contribution to Q4 growth as a 1.8% drop in government investment negated the 0.3% increase in government consumption ...

Super taxes break $35bn budget hit

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2017
Treasury has released its latest Taxation Expenditures Statement and it reveals the cost of superannuation's tax breaks to now be $35 billion and on track to climb a further 34% within the next four years. Superannuation taxation expenditures in 2015-16 ...

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Praemium's new leadership toughens earnings yardstick

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
Praemium's new leadership will be keeping a close eye on costs, with new chief executive Denis Orrock noting he will make sure the technology upgrade underway translates into stronger earnings and better returns for shareholders.

Australian Ethical FUM drops by $70m

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
Australian Ethical saw a net outflow of $100 million in its investment business in the first quarter of the financial year.

Perennial expands wholesale offer for pre-IPOs

MATTHEW WAI
Perennial Partners is launching a new strategy for wholesale investors to capitalise on global pre-IPO opportunities, requiring a minimum investment of $100,000.

Macquarie wealth investment chief to depart

MATTHEW WAI
Macquarie chief investment officer for wealth will take on a new role at a New Zealand-based investment management firm after serving in the position for close to three years.

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