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Janet vindicated

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2015
... vindicated Janet's prudence. Stable inflation. The Fed's favoured measure of inflation, the core personal consumption expenditure (PCE) price index, remained stable. It increased by 1.3% in the year to August, up a bit from 1.2% in the previous month. ...

Seniors weigh in on national tax discussion

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015
... reality, superannuation is boosting incomes and lifestyle standards in retirement at a relatively low cost to government expenditure. When both super tax concessions and availability of the Age Pension are taken into account, government assistance for ...

Aussie pension policy needs careful adjustment: IMF

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2015
... inconceivable that our public policy measurements do not attempt to capture the value of the reduction of future government expenditure created by the concessions," Slattery said. She said the TES currently uses a comprehensive income tax benchmark that ...

Confused and confounded

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2015
... Fed's success or otherwise to its dual mandate - full employment and stable prices. The core Personal Consumption and Expenditure (PCE) price index - the Fed's favoured inflation measure - is slated for release to tonight. Financial markets expect a ...

The moment of truth cometh

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2015
... piece d' resistance (resistance to a lift-off) is the Fed's favoured measure of inflation -- the personal consumption expenditure (PCE) price index. The core PCE price index continues to trend lower, from around 1.8% in 2012 to 1.5% in 2013- 2014 to ...

Reform summit must keep momentum: ASFA

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2015
... the Age Pension; Australians retiring with an income replacement rate in retirement in excess of 65%; Age Pension expenditure and tax expenditure on super of less than 6% of GDP; and at least 50% of Australians must be able to cover their expenditure ...

The horse still refuses to drink

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2015
... latest available), the economy's operating at about 1% below trend growth. The latest update on private new capital expenditure and expected expenditure indicates that Australia will continue bumping along below trend growth going forward. Actual capex ...

Frydenberg relaxed about SMSF borrowing

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2015
... complaining of the costs involved," Frydenberg said. "The challenge now is to ensure that we maximise the benefits from this expenditure - driving lower costs for both funds and employers."

ASX records $400m profit

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2015
... expenses up 4.2% to $160.1 million; and depreciation and amortisation was up 14.3% to $38.6 million. The ASX said capital expenditure was $44.4 million with a technology transformation program underway. Full-year dividends for ASX are 187.4 cents per ...

Bangkok bombs and Malaysia's terror

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2015
... capital outflows out of emerging markets on speculation of a near-term Fed lift-off and weak consumption and capital expenditure at home. No one would argue that is a tragic development for Thailand or for any other country for that matter. But more ...