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No December lift off? Small chance

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2015
Lift off here we come! Although there weren't anything we already did not know, last night's release of the Fed's 27-28 October FOMC meeting minutes reminded you, I and Irene that December is still live. Although the statements were rather qualified ...

Treasurer open to all ideas on super

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2015
... life. Speaking on Sydney radio yesterday, Morrison reaffirmed the federal government's position that they "are not ruling anything in or out on superannuation." "We are having a good look at it and one of the key issues that has been fed back to us which ...

China should have hardlanded

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2015
... stronger-than-guessed 10.9% in the year to September - the fastest pace in nine months -- from 10.8% the month before. If there's anything to be disappointed about, it's the fact that China's economy has not deteriorated enough that it sparks an immediate ...

PROFILE: Blue Sky managing director Mark Sowerby

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2015
... back on the boat heading back to England. There was no euphoria, there was no joyful moment, no moment of achievement or anything like that. It was just relief; pure relief. I was so thankful it was over." Even after nine years at the helm of Blue Sky ...

NIRP before lift-off?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2015
The FOMC minutes are out! But they didn't add to anything we already know now immediately after the 16-17 September meet: "Most participants continued to anticipate that, based on their assessment of current economic conditions and their outlook for ...

Tech boom drives super to VC

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2015
... uncomfortable truth is that Australian venture managers haven't done a good job. They haven't delivered returns. It's not anything from the regulatory side or any structural friction - it's simply because we haven't had a lot of successful venture capital ...

Long-term investment under the spotlight

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015
... industry such as fossil fuels. "Every industry has disruption to some extent. It's not just fossil fuels it can be almost anything - transportation, consumer products, technology, telephony, etcetera," Jonsson said. "All of our focus is around these ...

Super tax reform on hold for election

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2015
... Shadow Treasurer said there had been two years of talk from the government about tax reform and they have "ruled out doing anything about some of the substantial issues raised in the white paper like high income superannuation." Bowen believes there ...

Australian pre-retirees streets ahead of US

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2015
... than they were one year ago, 14% are saving less and 55% are saving about the same amount. One in 10 hasn't contributed anything to their retirement accounts this year or last, this is the highest level seen in previous polls dating to 2011.

PROFILE: BlackRock head of corporate governance Pru Bennett

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2015
... services. "But they were also paid $5 million for other services," Bennett continues, "and while I don't think there was anything untoward in the work KPMG were doing, the report was right to identify it as a potential conflict of interest." Bennett ...