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Unlisted property continue to pose liquidity headaches

JOHN KAVANAGH  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2010
... offer and restore the balance of liquidity in their portfolios. The problem started in October 2008 when the Australian government decided to provide a government guarantee on bank deposits - triggering a run on non-guaranteed investments. The financial ...

Men behaving womanly

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2009
... 1940s. The figures were based on the 2006 census and conducted every five years. Based on this data, the Australian Government Actuary found that men are catching up to the longevity of the fairer sex. "The average improvement in mortality over the five ...

Cbus adds ESG into investment contracts

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2009
... Cbus is also collaborating with fund managers about investment opportunities in a low carbon economy as the Australian Government assesses how to implement the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme. Donohue said the fund has progressed well in implementing ...

ASIC outlines credit agency requirements

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2009
... and with regulation passed or proposed in the US, Europe and Japan. This follows an announcement by the Australian Government in May last year where ASIC and Treasury conducted a review of the local regulatory framework for credit rating agencies.

RSL calls for super revamp

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2009
... increase by 1 per cent. Despite this, the government released a report into the indexation arrangements in Australian Government civilian and military superannuation schemes late this month. The report recommended that pensions from the schemes continue ...

Ways to go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2009
... Swan told the Australian Broadcasting Corp. (ABC) early this week. This could be interpreted as either the Australian Government does not want to add anymore to its mounting budget deficit or that the Treasurer is now more sanguine about the economy's ...

Rev mortgage guide "out of date": RBS

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2009
... that are out of date. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and Paul Clitheroe led Australian Government Financial Literacy Board's guide is designed to assist consumers understand if a reverse mortgage is suitable for them. Tony ...

Regulator warns on rev mortgages

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2009
... in the future. The information pack is available on ASIC's FIDO website. Th action taken by ASIC and the Australian Government Financial Literacy Board chaired by Clitheroe comes after Deloitte Actuaries and Consultants found the reverse mortgage market ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2009
... Australia (RBA) governor Glenn Stevens speaks in James Cook University's business excellence series. The South Australian government will deliver its budget. In company news, Sino Gold Ltd president and chief executive Jake Klein addresses Melbourne ...

Mortgage fund managers review their options

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2009
... the need to maintain relationships with borrowers. The mortgage trust industry has been hit hard by the Australian government guarantee on deposits. Redemptions requests went up sharply following the introduction of the guarantee last year and funds ...