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Paris adds to the "why nots" for a December lift-off

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2015
... depreciations may expose financial vulnerabilities." Also, "The organization said that the Federal Reserve should lift interest rates at a cautious pace as it highlighted the still low level of inflation in the U.S. even after six years of expansion." ...

Financial services firms acquire $1bn Technology Park

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2015
... Corporation. The AMP Capital Wholesale Office Fund (AWOF), Sunsuper and the Mirvac Property Trust will co-invest one-third interest each to fund the estimated $1 billion development. The development will start in 2016 and it is expected that the office ...

Super guarantee charge bundled by red tape repeals

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2015
... employers who fail to make their quarterly SG contributions on time - will be calculated on ordinary time earnings and interest will only be payable from the SG due date, significantly reducing the cost to non-compliant employers. But there is no guarantee ...

Banking and Finance Oath reshuffles board

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2015
The Banking and Finance Oath (BFO) has appointed a chairman and three new board members, following AMP Capital's Stephen Dunne's retirement from the industry. Former chairman of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) John Laker will now ...

APRA debates whether "to model or not to model"

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2015
Internal risk models for financial institutions are still useful so long as industry isn't "seduced by the science," according to APRA chair Wayne Byres. Speaking at the Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP) Global Risk Forum in Hong Kong ...

MetLife reports 61pct global earnings slump

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2015
... Steven A. Kandarian, this drop can be attributed to "macroeconomic factors, including foreign currency, equity markets and interest rates, as well as a previously announced non-cash tax-related charge." He added, "While it was a difficult quarter, we ...

ANZ pays $13m to saver customers

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2015
... 200,000 customers using Progress Saver Accounts (PSAs). The compensation is being paid due to ANZ failing to apply bonus interest to these accounts. PSA customers who satisfy withdrawal and deposit requirements each month are entitled to bonus interest ...

FIIG arranges $40m Sunland bond issue

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2015
... rate notes for listed residential property developer Sunland Group. The senior unsecured notes will pay an indicative interest rate of 7.55% and will require a minimum initial investment of $50,000 at issue. They will be distributed to new and existing ...

XTB floaters listed on ASX

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2015
... moves up and down over time in line with a specified benchmark rate, such as the bank bill swap rate (BBW). A rise in interest rates may result in a fall in the price of a fixed coupon bond, but the holder of a floater would benefit from the corresponding ...

ME launches industry fund-branded credit cards

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2015
... super, they could be thousands of dollars ahead by the time they retire." The card has no annual fees and a low variable interest rate for both purchases and cash advances at 9.99% per annum.