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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2016
... provides some assurance that gains in conditions will be sustainable", according to NAB's chief economist Alan Oster. Japan bank lending It might still be early days but so far the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) negative interest rates policy appears to not be ...

Regulators defended in calls for Royal Commission

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2016
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has defended industry regulators in the wake of Opposition Leader Bill Shorten's call for a Royal Commission in to the banking and financial services sector. At a doorstop interview in Sydney yesterday, Turnbull said ...

Look up in the sky, it's the yen

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2016
... US dollar even before 2015 turned into 2016. And this is creating big time headaches for the Japanese government and the Bank of Japan (BOJ). Despite the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) latest policy initiative - termed "Quantitative and Qualitative (QQE) Monetary ...

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 ...

Economic uncertainty demands agile insto investment

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016
New Research from State Street shows 'official institutions' like sovereign wealth funds (SWFs), central banks and government pensions are adapting their investment and operating models to be more agile. Titled 'Transforming to Meet the Needs of a New ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016
... 'Brexit' uncertainty). Philippine foreign exchange reserves The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) - the Philippines' central bank - released figures showing that the country's gross international reserves increased to US$82.6 billion in March - the highest ...

Global institutions join sustainable investment group

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2016
... Management - a subsidiary of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual); CrA(C)dit Agricole CIB; European Investment Bank (EIB); HSBC Group; International Finance Corporation (IFC) - a member of the World Bank Group; and Mirova - a subsidiary ...

ASIC commences proceedings against Westpac

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2016
ASIC has commenced legal proceedings against Westpac in the Federal Court in Melbourne for its role in setting the bank bill swap reference rate from 2010 to 2012. ASIC has alleged Westpac engaged in "unconscionable conduct and market manipulation" ...

Super fund outflow ratios cause for concern

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2016
Superannuation funds have been warned about net cash outflow ratios trending upwards as an issue that may impact their future viability. Speaking at the Banking and Wealth Summit in Sydney yesterday, Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) ...

Super needs consolidation: Mercer

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2016
A Mercer executive has joined the line of financial services professionals encouraging further consolidation among the superannuation industry. Mercer managing director and pacific market leader Ben Walsh said super industry consolidation is one of ...