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Dear Chancellor

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2016
"UK inflation climbs to highest in a year" (Irish Times). "UK inflation nudges up to 12-month high" (Financial Times). "UK inflation gathers steam in January" (Business Spectator). In a world where low and/or declining prices have become the norm, headlines ...

CFA societies launch advocacy council

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2016
A newly formed regional advocacy council for Australia and New Zealand is aiming to champion ethical behaviour and leadership in investment markets as well as set benchmarks to improve market integrity. The council is being run by Chartered Financial ...

ACSI and TIAA-CREF drive poll voting

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2016
About three quarters of ASX200 companies now use poll voting at their annual general meetings according to the latest data from the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). In addition, ACSI said less than 10% of ASX100 companies still ...

Global central banks going for the cut

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2016
Central banks worldwide will continue easing trends in a disinflationary global environment, according to RBC Capital Market chief economist and head of Australian research Su-Lin Ong. Speaking at the 2016 Financial Standard Chief Economists Forum in ...

Norwegian fund reviews ESG approach

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2016
One of the world's largest pension funds has updated its investment expectations on human and children's rights, water management and climate change. Norway's Government Pension Fund Global, which manages about US$804 billion, recently released its ...

Jobs at risk from second machine age

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2016
Australia's large institutions must tread carefully if they are to adapt their workforces to the monumental changes resulting from process automation in what has been dubbed "the second machine age." A 2015 PwC report said nearly half of the jobs in ...

Treasury revises cost of super tax concessions

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2016
The estimated cost of superannuation tax concessions to the federal government this year has been revised down by about $4 billion according to the latest Treasury figures. Treasury released its 2015 Tax Expenditures Statement (TES) on Friday and showed ...

BetaShares Australian share fund gets Lonsec approval

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2016
The BetaShares Managed Risk Australian Share Fund (ASX: AUST) has been awarded a "Recommended" rating by Lonsec. Launched in November, AUST provides investors with cost-effective exposure to a diversified portfolio of Australian shares, along with the ...

Ageing Australia will impact budget for next decade

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2016
An ageing population and the associated pressures on health funding are expected to place significant tolls on the federal budget over the next decade according to a Treasury official. Secretary to the Treasury, John Fraser told the Sydney Institute ...

Impact investments the next wave for RI

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2016
Impact investments are seen as the next wave to flow from the global trend of purchasing alternative assets to help build responsible investment portfolios. In its 2016 Responsible Investment Outlook, AXA Investment Managers said impact investing will ...