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QEnd is here

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2014

... since the Federal Open Market Committee met in September suggests that economic activity is expanding at a moderate pace. Labor market conditions improved somewhat further, with solid job gains and a lower unemployment rate. On balance, a range of labor ...

PROFILE: Goldman Sachs Asset Management head of fixed income for Asia-Pacific Philip Moffitt

MARK SMITH | THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2014

... Reserve Bank in 1986. The futures market had just been established, the superannuation industry was starting up and the Labor government had recently opened up licencing for foreign banks. "It was just dumb luck to be honest," Moffitt remembers. "Just ...

Labor considers ban on insurance commissions

LAURA MILLAN | TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2014

The Labor Party will consider introducing a ban on life insurance adviser commissions into its policy platform in response to last week's damning report on life risk advice from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). Speaking at ...

LMCI: a new indicator is born

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2014

... Jackson Hole that that "the decline in the unemployment rate over this period somewhat overstates the improvement in overall labor market conditions". What's needed is "convenient way to summarize the information contained in a large number of indicators". ...

Coalition secures PUP support on FoFA vote

LAURA MILLAN | THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2014

The Coalition defeated a Labor motion to disallow the changes to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) legislation after it secured the support from Palmer United Party (PUP) and other crossbench Senators. Labor Senator Sam Dastiary's attempt to disallow ...

New masters of universe

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2014

... employment and 2 percent inflation. This assessment will take into account a wide range of information, including measures of labor market conditions, indicators of inflation pressures and inflation expectations, and readings on financial developments". ...

Hockey accuses Labor of making "a mess" of FoFA

LAURA MILLAN | THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2014

Treasurer Joe Hockey has lambasted the Labor party for "complaining about its own laws" and making "such a mess of the entire crisis of financial advice." Hockey accused Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen of being "too busy in engaging with unfair dismissal ...

Govt to amend fund merger tax laws

ALEX DUNNIN | WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2014

... members caught up in such mergers are not inadvertently hit with tax penalties. The amendments were proposed by the previous Labor government following concerns that the current law is unclear about how members' account balances should be treated in ...

Opposition wants to postpone vote on FoFA bill

LAURA MILLAN | TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2014

Labor and the Greens have asked the government to postpone again the vote on the changes to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) legislation until the Financial System Inquiry (FSI) releases its conclusions. "Labor Senators urge the government to withdraw ...

Market wrap

AAP | MONDAY, 22 SEP 2014

The share market is lower as the big four banks and resources companies suffer significant falls. Shares were being weighed down by lower commodity prices, ongoing concerns about conflict in Iraq and Syria, and talk the US Federal Reserve will lift ...

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Mercer Super chief executive steps down

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | 12:01PM

Mercer Super chief executive Claire Ross is departing after almost 17 years in senior leadership roles at the retail super fund.

AusFood Super looks to revitalise member engagement

MATTHEW WAI | 11:30AM

The $3.5 billion super fund has partnered with InvestStream to launch RetireSmart+, becoming the first super fund to bring an AI-powered engagement experience to some 66,000 members.

L1 Group posts 'marked recovery' in June quarter

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | 12:13PM

L1 Group has reported a marked recovery in investment performance in the June quarter.

European PE firm mandates Apostle with Australian distribution

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | 11:50AM

Apostle Fund Management has been appointed by European investment firm Triton Partners for the distribution of its credit strategies in Australia and New Zealand.

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