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New boss for Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2016
... a person of James's calibre available to advocate the issues important to members. With a federal budget imminent and election looming, the Australian Chamber is soon to release our policy issues for all political parties to consider prior to the election," ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2016
... According to ANZ senior economist Justin Fabo, the recent slowing in job ads might have been due to political uncertainties (election timing) and the financial market volatility that transpired earlier in the year. Australia dwelling approvals The number ...

Equip appoints new board members

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2016
... consultant in the areas of treasury, governance and risk, received the next-highest number of votes in the member director election in February."

Financial services leading Australian M&A

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2016
... Sonego said diversification, innovation and services will be the 2016 M&A watchwords but cautioned about results in an election year. "Don't expect a record year. Election years always result in reduced deal volumes as the market waits for political ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2016
Brazil unemployment The unemployment rate in Latin America's biggest economy jumped to 8.2% in February from 7.6% in the previous month. This is slightly higher than expectations for a rise to 8.1% but is the highest since May 2009. Hardly surprising ...

Labor will announce retirement income priorities

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
... Labor will soon announce its priorities for retirement incomes so voters know where they stand heading in to this year's election. The announcement will come on top of Labor's superannuation tax policy announced in April last year and Chalmers said the ...

Adequacy benchmark to help define super

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2016
... announced in the upcoming budget and they fail to pass the fairness test, super will - and should become - a significant election issue, if it isn't already." Federal Assistant Treasurer Kelly O'Dwyer followed Garcia's speech by video and said the government ...

Industry reacts to super objective

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2016
... help to liberate superannuation policy from the constant unhelpful political tinkering that comes with the Budget and election cycles. This will help build public confidence in the system." Challenger chief executive Brian Benari concluded that: "The ...

Renewed calls to remove super from political cycle

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016
Superannuation policy decisions must be taken out of the Budget and election cycles to prevent a drop in confidence in the system. That was the shared view of a panel of policy experts at the SMSF Association National Conference in Adelaide that included ...

HESTA chair on responsible investment board

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2015
... chair Angela Emslie is now a board member of the United Nations-backed Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) after election results were released recently. Emslie has been appointed in one of two asset owner board positions, receiving 76 votes ...