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Vale Ted Evans

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2020
... quiet fearlessness and forcefulness of his advice, earning the respect of Prime Ministers and Treasurers on all sides of politics. Former Prime Minister Paul Keating also paid tribute to Evans for his contributions to economic policy in Australia. "Ted ...

REITs resilient in face of virus: Principal

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020
... international investors, who already like Australia because of our deep real estate market and also good stable government and politics."

Life commissions, referral fees still kosher: AFA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2020
... on the board of FASEA." Anderson extended his ire on the issue of conflicts to politicians. "If standard 3 applied to politics then you would not be able to approve a special grant for anyone in your electorate or any electorate you are aiming to target ...

Analysts remain wary as ASX breaks 7000

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020
... for the Australian equity market, the pathway to further growth is littered with risk. "The 'populism' based politics that seem to be sweeping the world are very anti-growth in its approach," he said. "Populist policies like protectionism (trade ...

Chief economist update: Bushfires singe growth, surplus predictions

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2020
... capitulate only at a great cost to Australian lives and property. This highlights the criticism du' jour of Australian politics - it's all about winning the next election... no forward thinking, no longer term plan. Because of this, the country ...

Fixed income investors spooked by global politics: Fitch

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2019
... disagreements to be a high risk to their investments. The top five risks those surveyed identified were all linked to politics or potential political fallouts. The report found that Australian investors believe macroeconomic disruptions, most likely ...

Train of legislation to hit advisers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
... spell out the ways that legislative changes will impact them and their businesses. She revealed the reason she got into politics was because when she was a lawyer at Clayton Utz she would have people come to her worried about the way legislation was ...

Sovereign investors go back to fixed income

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2019
... major European economies. Brexit is now influencing asset allocation decisions for 64% of sovereigns, while internal politics in continental Europe are impacting decision for 46% of sovereigns," the report said. Further, the report said single-factor ...

Advice and accounting align post-Royal Commission: CountPlus

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2019
... Matthew Rowe said: "These elements provide a 'perfect storm' scenario that, together with the uncertainty of federal politics in an election year, creates an environment for rapid change." He contends that quality outcomes in the best interest of the ...

Don't expect super favouritism: Bowen

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 1 APR 2019
... no sympathy from a Shorten Labor Government," Bowen said. The member for McMahon accused the Government of "preferring politics over policy," by refusing to support ALP amendments to the member outcomes bill before parliament, which would have forced ...