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Sydney RE to pay for false ads

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 17 JUL 2017
... regards to the statements and advertisements. Following this, ASIC conducted further investigations and subsequently issued civil penalty proceedings in September 2016.

Economics 101 is dead

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 JUL 2017
The first thing we learned in economics is how prices are determined by the interaction between demand and supply. High demand and low supply causes prices to rise - and vice-versa. Economists have already coined the term "stagflation" - an economic ...

Actor linked to Malaysian pension fund scandal

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2017
... statement on June 15 explaining it was seeking a further US$540 million out of the total amount, which built on initial civil forfeiture complaints filed in July 2016. It described the misappropriated assets as an "international conspiracy" pertaining ...

Government puts stopper on Future Fund drawdowns

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
The Federal Government has said drawdowns from the Future Fund will not commence in 2020-21 in order to preserve returns. As per the Future Fund Act 2006, drawdowns from the Future Fund were expected to commence at this point to meet the unfunded liabilities ...

Growth maintains momentum

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2017
... Construction output rose by 7.1% in the year to February, more than reversing the previous month's 5.1% drop led by a 10.3% jump in civil engineering and a 6.2% increase in building construction. While this stat is dated, more recent consumer confidence ...

Of war, rate hikes and balance sheets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 APR 2017
Trump's actions against Syria show that he walks the talk, putting Chinese president Xi on notice that the US may yet make good on its threat to slap a 45% tariff on Chinese imports. America's missile assault on Syria, in retaliation for the chemical ...

Not as good as the headline

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017
... (-6%), and other parts for capital goods (-4%). Capital goods import increased by a small 1.0% over the month due largely to "civil aircraft and confidentialised items, up $152m" and "industrial transport equipment n.e.s., up $150m (19%)". What's more ...

Still unsure about POTUS 45

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2017
They've tried to take away his thumbs from twitter when he was Donald Trump @realDonaldTrump. Still, he prevailed and from 20 January 2017, Donald Trump - the 45th president of the United States - became known in twitterland as President Trump or @POTUS. ...

ASIC takes Westpac to court

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2016
... definition of personal and general financial advice will play out in the Federal Court following ASIC's decision to bring civil proceedings against Westpac subsidiaries. The corporate regulator is alleging Westpac Securities Administration Limited (WSAL) ...

BUSSQ sees C-suite expansion

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2016
... negative 2.3% return. BUSSQ has more than 90,000 members and is largely dedicated to Queensland's building, construction and civil industries.