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Taylor rules the RBA just right

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2015
... prices; it would do little to bring back "animal spirits" as Gov Glenn said so himself, "I've allowed the horse to come to the water with cheap funding. I can't make it drink." More water could not be the answer. And the recent depreciation in the A$ ...

Economists divided over Europe growth

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2015
Is Europe "dead in the water" or is it going to follow the growth trend in the United States in only two years? Economists at the Financial Standard Chief Economist Forum expressed different views on the future of the old continent. "They are dead in ...

CFSGAM completes fundraising for European infrastructure fund

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2015
... or reserved 70% of total commitments into a portfolio of eight infrastructure companies diversified across five sectors (water, gas, electricity, broadcasting towers and transportation) and six countries (UK, Finland, Germany, Sweden, Denmark and Spain). ...

APRA relaxes 'select' option data rules

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2015
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has reacted to industry pressure and watered down the data reporting requirements for super funds regarding 'select' investment options. Select investment options are non-MySuper investment options. ...

Cormann to keep up the FoFA fight

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2014
The government will continue with its quest to push through amendments to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms despite last night's crushing defeat in the Senate. Finance Minister Mathias Cormann told ABC Radio this morning that the government ...

Profile: Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand chief executive Lee White

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2014
Lee White, chief executive of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, is the first accountant to lead the body. He recently oversaw a history-making merger between the ICAA and NZICA and is now making lifelong learning a priority for accountants. ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014
... said. "So the only thing describing us is inertia at the moment, and that inertia is a small decline on a daily basis - like water torture, really." In the resources sector at 1022 AEDT, global miner BHP Billiton dropped 19 cents to $33.06, Rio Tinto ...

Conditions and confidence collide

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2014
... Well, that is clearly surprising, is it not? Crystal. RBA Governor Glenn Stevens A may have finally made the horse drink the water of cheap funding. But whoa boy, hold your horses! While NAB says that the jump in Australian business conditions have been ...

Australian Unity adds Townsville property to healthcare fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2014
Australian Unity Real Estate Investment (AUREI) has added a $5.5 million property in Townsville, Queensland, to its Healthcare Property Trust. The property is an office building that AUREI is proposing to convert into a 60 bed mental health hospital. ...

AMP creates global infra platform

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2014
... utilities, adding to its existing European holdings, which include Newcastle Airport, Angel Trains, Alpha Trains, Thames Water, CLH, and Greater Gabbard OFTO. AMP Capital said the new global platform has already attracted a "significant commitment" from ...