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Shadow Treasurer slams governance bill

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2016
... latest super reform package, introduced to parliament yesterday. However Labor "will take our proposed changes to the next election as policy." O'Dwyer, the Minister for Revenue and Financial Services, used an example from the Trade Union Royal Commission ...

Trump's helping hand

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2016
Twist and shout and shake it all about if we have to but there's no turning back on Trump now. There are plenty who loath the man, even more that despise him. But not the far-right wing politicians, especially in Europe where elections are due this ...

Saving super from Tinder sex bots

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2016
... against fraudulent activity, he added. To illustrate, he pointed to two different recent developments: Donald Trump's election and the rise of Tinder sex bots. On the former, he noted that nearly every poll predicting the 2016 election outcome "got it ...

Australian private equity driving M&A

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2016
... the last quarter of FY2016 due to increased macroeconomic instability and political uncertainty ahead of the Federal election. MinterEllison said other sectors that have performed strongly and will likely continue to include health & allied services ...

Australian-first fund exceeds target

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2016
... markets fall. "You could see this first-hand last Tuesday, when the market fell 5% intra-day, following Donald Trump's US election win, our investors made money." The fund manager is looking to raise up to $110 million from retail investors in Australia ...

Contango LIC chair departs

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2016
The chair of Contango Income Generator has decided against seeking re-election. In an ASX statement, the board thanked Ian Ferres for his tenure as chair and his contribution to the successful listing of the company in 2015. The statement continued ...

A mining renaissance courtesy of President Trump

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2016
... almost immediate rebound was as stunning as Trump's victory itself. After dropping by nearly 1.9% at the close of trade on election day in America - it was down nearly 4% in intra-day trade - the All Ordinaries staged its biggest one-day gain in five ...

Markets fear Trump effect on global trade

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2016
... bounce-back in the same way that markets recovered after the shock Brexit vote in the UK. In a report just days before the election, AMP Capital chief economist Shane Oliver said that a Trump victory could mean a rally in safe havens like bonds and gold ...

How advisers are managing US election concerns

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2016
... meetings and phone calls will be the order of the day for financial advisers as their clients worry about what the US election-driven market turbulence means to them. Fitzpatricks Private Wealth senior financial adviser Leonard Gennusa, said the firm ...

Trump bigger than Brexit

ALEX BURKE, DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2016
... Investments chief investment officer EMEA and global head of equities, Mark Burgess said global uncertainty will remain as election result signals further rolling back of globalisation themes and emerging markets are likely to see greatest impact. "The ...