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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2016
... assurance that gains in conditions will be sustainable", according to NAB's chief economist Alan Oster. Commonwealth government debt jumps to $422bn Australian Commonwealth government debt has climbed to $422 billion as at 8 April 2016, according to ...

Super funds promote affordable housing ideas

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016
Industry superannuation funds have put forward several financing models directed at addressing Australia's supply of affordable housing. In response to Treasury establishing an Affordable Housing Working Group, both industry super funds and banks have ...

Federal Government told to stop 'tinkering' with superannuation

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2016
... through a stand-alone bill, rather than through existing superannuation law. In its submission to the Commonwealth Government ahead of the 2016 budget, the FSC has released its proposed definition of 'objective of super'. The FSC's definition of the ...

FSC proposes Budget fixes to boost fin services exports

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2016
The Financial Services Council (FSC) has called on the Commonwealth Government to to use its May Budget to implement the 2009 Johnson Review recommendations to bolster the export of Australian financial services. Andrew Bragg, FSC Director of Policy ...

Super funds need to compete globally

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015
... and particularly against the official reserve managers." She added that in 2007 there was $58 billion of Commonwealth government securities on issue which was less than 5% of GDP. Now it's at $404 billion which is about 25% of GDP. On the property side ...

Finance minister seeks interest from property investors

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2015
... adviser for the study and Ashurst has been appointed legal adviser. "It is a sensible decision for the Commonwealth government to divest itself of these ageing assets," ACT Property Council executive director Catherine Carter said. "Building management ...

Macquarie Wrap adds international stocks, fixed income

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2015
... countries, Macquarie confirmed. The platform also supports domestic fixed income securities issued by the Commonwealth Government, state governments and corporations. "Providing access to the new investment options is part of a series of recent enhancements ...

Australian Ethical launches country's first ethical bond fund

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2014
... Fixed Interest Trust's universe is considerably more discerning than a mainstream bond fund. For example, Commonwealth government bonds represent a little less than 40% of the Trust's assets," Macri continued. "The Trust does not possess an overarching ...

Wanted: $20bn electricity investor for NSW

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2014
... expected to peruse future bid documents notwithstanding the yields will have to be competitive against the commonwealth government bond rate. But the deal being a leasing structure presents some advantages as it insulates investors from expected falls ...

Future Fund and super returns on par

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2014
... striking an appropriate balance between the long-term return and risk requirements of their mandate from the Commonwealth government. "The portfolio has benefited as markets have continued to respond to policy efforts to lift economic activity. Markets ...