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Because I'm happy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2014
... rate of 6.8% in the June quarter. No worries, this is better than market expectations for a 7.0% contraction. No worries, PM Abe and the Bank of Japan (BOJ) factored in this give back after the growth spurt in the March quarter (up 6.1% annualised) before ...

Abetz backed FSC in case against FWC, Federal Court reveals

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2014
The Financial Services Council (FSC) had the backing of Employment Minister Eric Abetz in its Federal Court case against the constitution of the Fair Work Commission's superannuation expert panel, it has emerged. On Friday the Federal Court published ...

Third arrow, broken arrow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2014
... early days. The BOJ could still pump mo' money if the economy follows the path it did in 1997. And just last week, we have PM Abe firing the 'the third arrow' of structural reforms. The Japanese government has formally adopted the growth strategy drafted ...

2014 MAX Award Winners and Finalists

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2014

FWC halts default super review

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2014
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has said it will halt its selection of MySuper funds as default funds under modern awards, after the full Federal Court found the expert panel was incorrectly constituted. In a statement released yesterday the president ...

FSC and ISA both claim Federal Court victory

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2014
Both the Financial Services Council (FSC) and Industry Super Australia (ISA) have claimed a victory in the Federal Court, even though the court's orders essentially uphold the FSC's objections. At the end of Friday's hearing over the composition of ...

Ross signals he will step down from Expert Panel

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2014
Justice Iain Ross has told the Financials Services Council (FSC) he will step down from the Fair Work Commission (FWC) superannuation Expert Panel if a new expert member is appointed. Ross, who is president of the FWC, made the statement in response ...

FSC puts pressure on Ross ahead of FWC court hearing

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2014
The Financial Services Council has challenged Fair Work Commission (FWC) President Iain Ross to declare whether he intends to stand down from the superannuation expert panel. The letter, which requests a number of clarifications on comments Ross made ...

FSC-ISA court clash to go ahead

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2014
The Financial Services Council (FSC) Federal Court hearing against the Fair Work Commission (FWC) will proceed, despite the resignation of MTAA's Vicki Allen from the expert panel. The hearing, which will take place later this week, will involve Industry ...

Japan's 1997 deja vu

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2014
Despite market optimism over 'Abenomics' and widespread expectations that the Bank of Japan (BOJ) would eventually announce further expansion of monetary policy, Japan's stock market continues to trend lower. The Nikkei-225 index has sunk by 11.4% so ...