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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2016
... the second quarter, an improvement from the 1.2% drop in the first quarter, helped by higher crude oil prices. Russia's Ministry of Economic Development expects the economy to contract by 0.2% in 2016 as growth improves to 0% in the third quarter and ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2016
... main growth driver while the construction, services and wholesale & retail trade sector's slowed. Meanwhile, Singapore's Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) announced that it has narrowed the GDP growth forecast for 2016 to 1.0% to 2.0% from the 1.0% ...

Former politician joins fintech board

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016
... automated adviser Map My Plan from 1 June will be former parliamentarian Bernie Ripoll. He stood down from the Shadow Ministry in September 2015, and left federal parliament earlier this month. "Map My Plan is unique in that it provides advice without ...

Responsible investment is not just divestment

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2015
... This was the main message from Principles for Responsible Investment chair (and former director general at the Norwegian Ministry of Finance) Martin Skancke's keynote speech at the 2015 RI Conference in Sydney. He noted the internal conflict in investment ...

New super Shadow Minister as PM acknowledges Labor's plans

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2015
... fair and competitive financial system." Chalmers joined several first-term Labor members in promotions among the shadow ministry yesterday, and at a time when Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull acknowledged the opposition's superannuation tax proposals ...

SMSF Association farewells super shadow minister

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2015
... Secretary to the Treasurer in the last Labor government. In opposition since 2013, Ripoll has been a member of the Shadow Ministry with the portfolios of financial services and superannuation, sport and assisting opposition leader Bill Shorten on small ...

New faces to lead financial services policy reform

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2015
... said in announcing the new Cabinet: "The honourable Joe Hockey told me that he would not be seeking a place in the new ministry and it was his intention to resign from the Parliament in due course. I believe he has a further contribution to make in our ...

China stimulates

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2015
... expansionary fiscal policies. According to Xinhua News Agency - central command's official mouthpiece - China's Finance Ministry has "put forward multiple fiscal policies aimed at stabilizing growth, such as coordinating funds to accelerate project construction ...

NZ looks to Trowbridge for life reforms

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2015
... targeted at reducing instances of insurance "policy churn". It will make recommendations in response to New Zealand's Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment's upcoming review of the country's Financial Advisers Act. "We expect the MJW independent ...

Temporary trial separation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2015