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Budget reply speech 2014 -15: Bill Shorten

Moving on up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014
... ongoing reforms to address shortcomings in structural, administrative, institutional, and governance areas will endure beyond the current administration." "We believe the resulting gains in government revenue generation, spending efficiency, and the ...

Super is now an economic driver

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014
... that will form a major aspect of their submission to the FSI. ISA chief executive David Whiteley said, "The report shows beyond any doubt at all that super has properly 'grown up' into a key participant in the Australian national economic discussion. ...

Poisoned chalice awaits next US president

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012
... and auto stocks climb. However, the equity expert maintains that investors looking for more predictable gains should look beyond the post-election euphoria to growing businesses with strong competitive advantages. Whatever the result, Milligan says that ...

GREITS for the best property on the planet

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2012
... only way to get exposure to the best property assets on the planet," said Kavouris. The challenge for investors is to look beyond the REIT shake-out that occurred during and after the GFC as the sector has gone though a major deleveraging and restructure. ...

Sustainability more than greenwash: Mercer

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012
Investors need to think beyond simple environmental factors to the opportunities sustainability drivers and risks present. That's the message from Jane Ambachtsheer, Mercer's global head of responsible investment. "Focusing on ESG factors in managing ...

Half-filled empty glass

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2011
... Italian bond auction of three-year credit sold at yields at 7.89% and 10-year yields rose to a new high of 7.56% -- now far beyond the bailout mark of 7.0%. Still in the old country, La Tribune reports of speculation that Standard & Poor's could downgrade ...

Market Wrap- Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011
... 2,463.81 Fitch ratings agency warned that the contagion effects on US banks were "potentially large" if the crisis spreads beyond Greece, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, and Spain. It pointed to the risks in France, where banks are being weakened by their ...

AIA rolls out service-focused insurance

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2011
... that AIA found lacking after speaking to its adviser network. "Advisers have told us that they want life insurers to go beyond simply trying to maximise product research ratings and rather deliver differentiated benefits that provide genuine value to ...

Ratings firm expands fund coverage

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2011
... five-point scale labeled under elite, superior, standard, inferior or impaired. The research house will also extend its coverage beyond the US to provide analyst research reports and ratings to CEF-equivalents such as investment trusts in the United ...