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Australia: all good and wishing for the worst

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2012

... unexpected 0.8% drop in retail spending in July. There's the softening housing market and construction. There's the carbon tax and Gillard and Rhinehart. There's this, there's that. I may have forgotten to include others, feel free to add your own. The ...

Bad news sells

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2012

... number in one month - Europe sovereign debt crisis, China slowdown, the high Australian dollar, no more RBA rate cut, carbon tax and as you see in the ABC headline above - our athletes' failure to bring home more gold from London. I'm sure, many of you ...

Climate change already an insurance risk

ALEX DUNNIN | FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012

Political opposition to the carbon tax may be at record highs in Australia but for insurers climate change has for many years already been an economic and business risk they have had to plan for. "Since climate change could lead to losses on a scale ...

Liars' Club

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2012

... under the government I lead" promised Johnny Howard before being elected prime minister of Australia. "There won't be a carbon tax in a government I lead" promised Julia Gillard. Liar, liar, deym liars. But do they care? It got them what they wanted ...

Waiting on the world

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2012

... notwithstanding job shedding in some industries; the rate of unemployment remains low." We're done waiting for the carbon tax. It's among our midst here and now. Though, if I may add, we might again find ourselves waiting - for next year's elections ...

Super fund support for carbon tax

MELANIE TIMBRELL | MONDAY, 2 JUL 2012

The Australian Council of Super Investors has broadly supported the government's new carbon tax that came into effect yesterday, labelling it a practical policy measure that will address long-term investment risk for fund members. In a submission to ...

Midwinter empowers adviser software

BEN COLLINS | WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2012

... Liberals announcing that they will revoke some of the upcoming changes if they win the next election, for example the carbon tax rate changes," "Midwinter has approached the uncertainty with current legislation in a unique manner. We have given users ...

Shorten demands clarity of stance on SG rise

MELANIE TIMBRELL | MONDAY, 26 MAR 2012

... the additional cost to be borne by employers at a time when many businesses will also be adversely affected by the carbon tax.

UN Responsible Investment head joins Emerald launch

ELISE BURGESS | TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2012

... Advice (FOFA) reforms means this is the ideal time for the new wrap. "The political climate, with both FOFA and the Carbon Tax is helping the case for values based financial planning. Clients are becoming more aware of the issues facing their investments ...

FTSE index launch for insto investors

ELISE BURGESS | TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2012

... investors. David Harris, director of responsible investment, FTSE Group, said the impending introduction of Australia's carbon tax of July 1 this year means it is time for pension funds and asset managers to begin incorporating carbon risks into their ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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