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Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2016
... Bank Group and the African Competition Forum (ACF). The report, Breaking Down Barriers, found that reducing the prices of basic food staples by just 10% as a result of tackling cartels and improving regulations that limit competition in food markets ...

Economic wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2016
... changes behind the world's three major (or G3) currencies (the US dollar, the euro and the Japanese yen) are eroding their basic currency functions with the result that their global influence will fade over the long-term, says a report from BNP Paribas ...

Super gets reality check on engagement

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016
... Speaking at an Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) event in Sydney on Tuesday, Kirkland said there are basic misunderstandings of super that need to be addressed before funds attempt more sophisticated levels of engagement with members. ...

Cromwell Riverpark Trust extended for five years

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2016
Investors have voted in favour of extending the Cromwell Riverpark Trust for a further five years. The single asset trust raised $91 million from retail investors and was launched in 2009 by the trust's responsible entity, a subsidiary of the Cromwell ...

Morningstar introduces global risk model

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2016
... risk, valuation, valuation uncertainty, liquidity, momentum, size, value-growth and volatility. The sector factors are: basic materials, consumer cyclical, consumer defensive, energy, financial services, healthcare, industrials, real estate, technology ...

Improvements in ESG leadership: ACSI

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2016
... companies in the ASX100, yet 57 companies or approximately 30% of the total ASX200 were assessed as either "no reporting" or "basic". Companies in both of these categories will remain a focus of ACSI's engagement program in the coming year. ACSI said ...

TH Real Estate partners for China fund

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2016
... lucrative retail markets in the world. Urbanisation and the creation of wealth have seen Chinese consumers' focus shift from basic needs to improving their quality of life, with an additional emphasis on brand consciousness. "Luxury designer outlet malls ...

Swiss say no to universal basic income

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2016
... citizens, along with foreigners who have been residents in Switzerland for at least five years, being given a universal basic income (UBI). Supporters said providing such an income would help fight poverty and inequality in a world where good jobs with ...

New retirement income calculator more accurate than ever

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016
... on the cost of the goods and services they will likely need, and how market volatility may impact their income. "The more basic calculators on the market don't take all of these risks into consideration. As such, users may be left with false expectations. ...

Westpac net profit up 3pc

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2016
... total committed exposures of 1.03%, down from 1.12%. Westpac claimed the increase in the stressed exposures ration of four basic points over the second half of 2015 "principally reflects a rise in consumer delinquencies, including in geographies more ...