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We've got the power and firepower (still)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2016
... pressure on emerging market currencies. There'll be more of 'em CBs meeting to deliberating on their monetary settings this week. The Swiss National Bank (SNB) and the Bank of England (BOE) are widely expected to keep their respective policies unchanged. ...

DomaCom starts bookbuild for LGBTI retirement village

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2016
As the annual Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras gears up for its big parade this weekend, DomaCom has begun to bookbuild Australia's first purpose designed retirement home for the gay community. The Linton Estate in Ballan, Victoria, was founded by ...

Government help needed to remove innovation obstacles

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2016
... profile professional investors has said. In a plenary session at the My Platform Rules conference on the Gold Coast this week, Trimantium Capital managing director Phillip Kingston and IOOF chief investment officer Steve Merlicek led a discussion on ...

Zurich launches LIF support initiative

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2016
... advice, better advice businesses and better customer outcomes." The Blueprints for the Future roadshow starts in Perth this week and will visit all mainland state capital cities.

Men more confident than women in managing SMSFs

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2016
... by Commonwealth Bank and the SMSF Association. Released ahead of the SMSF Association's annual conference in Adelaide this week, the report surveyed 801 SMSF trustees, as well as 535 individuals without an SMSF, to better understand the behaviours, confidence ...

LIF expected before parliament this week

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2016
... Life Insurance Framework is expected to be put to the House of Representatives by Assistant Treasurer Kelly O'Dwyer this week. The government released exposure draft legislation in December 2015, based on the framework, which O'Dwyer said at the time ...

Parametric exploring super smart beta

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2016
... quarter of 2016, announcing new clients with at least one after-tax passive mandate. Speaking to Financial Standard this week, Parametric said tax costs at a super fund may be anywhere up to 2.5 times the fees paid to investment managers and it was becoming ...

LGsuper rebrands to LGIAsuper

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2016
... transition that signals a broader strategic direction for the $9 billion public sector fund. The new brand took effect this week, the fund announced on its website. Explaining the reasoning behind the strategic refocus, the statement said: "In a move ...

Those who want a job can get a job

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2016
... Yellen testifies before the House Financial Services Committee (Wednesday) and the Senate Banking Committee (Thursday) this week.

Aussie economy rebalancing okay

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2016
... concern. More than 900 financial services professionals attended Chief Economists Forums in both Melbourne and Sydney this week.