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The Fed "live" in November

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2016
... more-productive--job matches. Finally, albeit more speculatively, strong demand could potentially yield significant productivity gains by, among other things, prompting higher levels of research and development spending and increasing the incentives ...

AustralianSuper, IFM Investors buy Ausgrid in five weeks

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2016
... Partnership makes Australian superannuation money available to build new infrastructure, improving standards of living and productivity. At the same time, the investment in Ausgrid will add to the superannuation accounts of more than six million Australians." ...

ASX responds to CFR regulatory expectations

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2016
... investing in market infrastructure that meets global industry standards and which will provide opportunities for productivity gains and innovation. "ASX's investment means that the clearing and settlement of Australia's cash equities market will continue ...

AdviserLogic appoints director for hybrid role

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2016
... and distribution executive will greatly assist in identifying larger opportunities that are likely to be open to productivity-enhancing software," Gara added.

Cities over countries for TH Real Estate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2016
... and heritage as offering many benefits over rural areas, including greater employment and leisure opportunities. "Productivity is higher, innovation abounds and populations are younger, more affluent and with a higher level of discretionary spending ...

CBA partners to finance clean energy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2016
... other benefits to their business, reducing their carbon footprint, adding value to their brand and improving their productivity. "In particular, we see huge potential for the transport, agriculture and construction industries to realise major benefits ...

Food-related sector appetising for investors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2016
... and disease problems, in addition to existing concerns around the significant decrease of arable land, declining productivity and salinity problems. This, Terra New Horizons portfolio manager Matthew Langford says, is why the investment manager has interest ...

Default super system splits industry

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2016
As part of its hefty work reviewing superannuation's competitiveness and efficiency the Productivity Commission is examining what the $2 trillion system would look like without any default funds. The idea of no default funds is forming a baseline for ...

Sentry Group partners for back office solution

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2016
... advances in technology and process solutions for our advisers that they can utilise to improve operational efficiency, productivity, profitably and the provision of the very highest standards of compliant financial advice and client service. "Advice ...

Super inefficiencies coming to the fore

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2016
Blunt messages are being sent to the Productivity Commission as it prepares to conduct its comprehensive review of superannuation's competitiveness and efficiency. Responding to the Commission's recent draft measurement framework, the Australian Centre ...