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CBA and ASIC "sketchy" info delays inquiry conclusion

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014
Last minute developments have forced the Senate Economics Committee to delay the tabling of its final report in the inquiry into the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). The committee has issued an interim report signed by its chair ...

Moving on up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014
... III's efforts toward achieving its growth target of 7.5% this year. However, I'm concerned that all these positive developments would again be unwound once Aquino finishes his term in 2016 as what happened when former President Fidel Ramos - credited ...

Government establishes superannuation fund for the Australian Defence Force (ADF)

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2014
... that scheme, or to join ADF Super. There will be no compulsion to transfer to the new arrangements. Follow tonight's developments and join the conversation with Financial Standard on Twitter. The current Military Superannuation and Benefits Scheme will ...

Industry prepares for Abbott's first budget

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2014
... interview this morning the Prime Minister confirmed this message, blaming debt and deficit for the cuts. Follow tonight's developments and join the conversation with Financial Standard on Twitter. "Yes, there's got to be short-term pain, but it's pain ...

Managed accounts take-up jump 63%: survey

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2014
... advisers (more than $300 billion are invested in managed funds, excluding money managed under SMSFs). However, recent developments suggest a seachange. Independent platform netwealth is making an aggressive push into the sector while two providers, OneVue ...

ECB to stay in May

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2014
... impairments in the transmission mechanism that lengthen the lag between our accommodative policy stance and price developments." Recent indicators suggest that the transmission mechanism might be beginning to transmit. For instance, Spanish real GDP ...

May the Fed be with you

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2014
... labor market conditions, indicators of inflation pressures and inflation expectations, and readings on financial developments." "When the Committee decides to begin to remove policy accommodation, it will take a balanced approach consistent with its ...

Murray inquiry initial submissions due today

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2014
... increasing demand for acute health care and aged care." "Our view is that without public policy changes demographic developments will adversely affect society's ability to finance a desirable standard of living during retirement," Actuaries Institute ...

The waiting game

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2014
... especially after Premier Li's declaration that, "Our economy had a stable start this year and there are some positive developments in the economy but we cannot ignore rising downside difficulties and risks such as rising downside pressure." "We need ...

Whatever works

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2014
... flatlined at around 45.6% of GDP in 2010-2012 after steadily rising from 34.6% in 2001. These latest China policy developments indicate that the Politburo is prepared to do whatever works to ensure that Li gets the targeted 7.5% growth that Li likes. ...