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Indian economy accelerating/slowing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2015
... well as indirect taxes. The base year has been shifted to 2011/12 from 2004/05 earlier." "The government's statistics department says the new method is more in line with global practices and gives a better picture of economic activity." So there. Under ...

AMP Capital to invest in Garden City Shopping Centre

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2015
... Australian office, industrial and shopping centre assets. The new development is expected to include two full-line department stores, two new full-line supermarkets, large format international fast fashion retailers and flagship stores, an additional ...

Watching out for the Hole

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2015
... this year. September lift-off here we come! Then again, maybe not... for inflation remains contained. Here's the US Department of Commerce Bureau of Economic Analysis' blurb: "The price index for gross domestic purchases, which measures prices paid by ...

Aged care advice enquiries skyrocket

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2015
... Leading Age Services Australia (LASA) said in a statement that although the release of the latest fees and charges by the Department of Social Services shows an indexation rise of 1.3%, ABS data demonstrates the cost of healthcare alone rising by 4.4% ...

FSC revamps board, policy team

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2015
... and is responsible for the FSC's policy agenda on funds management. She was previously an economic analyst for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Economist Spiro Premetis also joined the FSC in 2014 as policy manager for economics and life ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2015
... per cent) to 2,076.78, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index shed 3.91 (0.08 per cent) at 5,009.21. The US Labor Department reported that the US economy added a solid 223,000 jobs in June. However, the report also said hourly earnings were flat ...

First State Super appoints two board members

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015
... providing safe and secure superannuation and quality financial advice." Furlan was appointed by the Secretaries of the NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet and the Treasury acting jointly as a First State Super Trustee Corporation Employer Entity. Thomas ...

ASIC silent on IOOF investigation

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2015
... concerned IOOF head of the advice research team Peter Hilton. Hilton was moved away from IOOF's top job in the research department earlier this year. IOOF appointed SFG Australia chief investment officer Matthew Drennan as group head of research. At ...

US fiduciary rule fight not slowing down

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2015
... Kenneth E Bentsen, Jr, said the argument is not about what 'fiduciary' means but about the regulatory add-ons that the US Department of Labor (DOL) is likely to include in addition to any fiduciary rule. "The DOL's proposed definition of who is a fiduciary ...

Market to open flat

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015
... Index added 5.82 points (0.11 per cent) at 5,082.51. US retail sales in May rose 1.2 per cent, according to Commerce Department data, better than the 1.1 per cent gain projected by analysts. Bill Lynch, director of investment at Hinsdale Associates ...