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Australia overdue for company tax cut: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2018
... inefficient taxes such as stamp duties should be a higher priority," he said. Comparing Australia's corporate tax rate with overseas corporate tax rates is not a fair comparison; it is one of the few countries in the world with a dividend imputation ...

Crowdfunding investment opportunity unleashed

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2018
... Millennials are predicted to be the main demographic to invest through equity crowdfunding in Australia, as is the case in overseas markets." He adds that while equity crowdfunding opens new door for investors and growth companies seeking capital, the ...

Same old same old from the BOJ

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017
... government's past stimulus measures. Exports are expected to continue their moderate increasing trend on the back of growth in overseas economies." However, inflation remains low: "On the price front, the year-on-year rate of change in the consumer price ...

ANZ attempts sale to Chinese conglomerate, blocked by NZ regulator

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 21 DEC 2017
ANZ's attempted sale of a subsidiary business to a Chinese firm has been blocked by New Zealand's Overseas Investment Office. HNA Group has been in talks to purchase UDC Finance, an asset financing firm acquired by ANZ Bank New Zealand in 1980. ANZ ...

Parametric appoints product manager from Willis Towers Watson

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2017
... said: "The appointment of Sheela Veerappan is particularly exciting given her wealth of experience both in Australia and overseas, including her experience in manager research." "She has great technical skills and an enthusiastic, practical attitude ...

Thinning trade surplus shaves A$

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2017
... previous day's closing of US$0.7575. This may not be good news for Australians planning to spend their Christmas holidays overseas but is definitely a positive for the Australian economy by making Australian exports cheaper in the world market and Australian ...

ANZ Wealth research boss departs for Mercer

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2017
... Mercer from TCorp, where she was a senior manager. She will work closely with Mercer's global wealth team, which currently overseas more than $200 billion funds under management, of which more than $30 billion is managed in the Pacific. Mercer institutional ...

Aussie fintechs among world's best

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2017
... revealed the maturity of the sector and reported that more than half of Australian fintech firms are looking to expand overseas, Morrison said. H2 Ventures founding partner Ben Heap said capital continues to flow into the fintech sector reflecting investor ...

Super funds driving PE growth: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2017
... general business investment has been subdued," said El-Ansary. "Over the past three years we've seen a steady increase in overseas funding and now it's a welcome change to see the re-emergence of domestic funding sources." AVCAL analysed 86 venture capital ...

ASIC appoints former AFA chief

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2017
... significance of being judged by peers cannot be underestimated. Peer review panels are a form of co-regulation in Australia and overseas." "The panel will also bring broader experiences and perspectives into ASIC's decision making and ensure decisions ...