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Good for now worrying for later

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2017
"The February NAB Monthly Business Survey gave back the surprisingly strong gains seen in the previous month..." This was the opening line of the NAB report on business confidence and business conditions for February. How much were given back? Business ...

Instreet launches VC fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2017
The Instreet Start-Up Fund invests in companies operating in niche markets and provides investors early stage innovation companies (ESIC) tax incentives. It will select five to 10 startups that have the potential to produce high revenue growth, invest ...

RBA zeroes in on balance sheets

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2017
The strength and resilience of the banks' and household balance sheets - rather than indicators such as credit or rising house prices - are a key focus for the RBA, assistant governor Michele Bullock said. Bullock told this morning's Bloomberg address ...

Largest Aussie single solar project deal sealed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2017
The Commonwealth Bank and Clean Energy Finance Corporation have joined forces with one of Germany's biggest banks in Australia's largest single solar project financing deal to date. As financing partners to Edify Energy and international investor Wirsol ...

Estate agents to become RG146 certified

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2017
Real estate agents who provide financial advice around property investment can now undertake a new training course as part of a wider strategy to professionalise the industry. The new RG146 Advice in Real Estate Course has been made available through ...

No other way but up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 MAR 2017
A few more sleeps and the fed funds rate would no longer have a zero in front of a decimal point but a one. Unless something surprisingly dramatic occurs between now and the ides of March (15th of March), the US Federal Reserve is sure to announce its ...

BT Financial Group wins Life Company of the Year

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017
The Association of Financial Advisers and Strategic Insight named BT Financial Group as Life Company of the Year in Sydney last night. BTFG took home the platinum award against runners-up TAL, MLC and OnePath. The AFA and Strategic Insight said these ...

Plato launches income-focused LIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017
Plato Investment Management is establishing its first listed investment company, responding to investor demand. The initial public offering for Plato Income Maximiser Limited (ASX:PL8) allows Australian investors to access an actively managed, diversified ...

Responsible investment distinguishes active managers

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017
Responsible investment strategies are giving active managers a distinct edge over passive managers because they're responding to a new generation demanding more socially conscience investment opportunities, a lead investment manager says. Responsible ...

Low-flation at the core

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017
Low-flation at the core The European Central Bank's (ECB) governing council decided to keep monetary policy steady - refinancing rate at 0%, deposit rate at -0.4%, marginal lending facility at 0.25% -- while at the same time confirming that its asset ...