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Government using super as "petri dish": Labor

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015
... said. During the matter of public importance debate, Assistant Minister to the Treasurer, Alex Hawke, questioned Chalmers' raising of the issue "when his main point is that the government is bringing Australia into line with international best practice ...

FEATURE: Investing in a world on hold

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015
... Market instability and the situation in China worry the Fed, J.P. Morgan global market strategist Kerry Craig says, "by not raising rates and not being very clear about what they are going to do, they have added to the instability. [The decision in September] ...

New website gives advisers company ESG ratings

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2015
... surging client interest in ethical and responsible investing." Ethical Investment Week is an annual initiative aimed at raising awareness about ESG issues.

NIRP before lift-off?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2015
... two-year lag, "the slow rate of labor-market improvement in 2015 is not all that surprising." Therefore, "I don't see raising the target range for the fed-funds rate above its current low level in 2015 or 2016 as being consistent with the pursuit of ...

Australian Unity strengthens Diversified Property Fund

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2015
... its diversification, bolster its financial position and improve investor benefits. "We've recently launched a capital raising offering units at a 5% discount to the Fund's net asset value," Lumby said. "Raising equity at a discount to fund withdrawal ...

More must be done to cut fees: FSC

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2015
... Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Trustee Governance) Bill 2015 shows that increasing scale in super through mergers and raising competitive tensions would reduce fees. Andrew Bragg, acting chief executive of the FSC said: "On a day of reform discussion ...

FPA retirement planning scholarships awarded

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2015
... the course onsite or via distance learning. "We believe that education and continual learning plays a central role in raising standards in financial planning and achieving the best possible client outcomes," explained FPA chief executive Mark Rantall. ...

Comparative advantage

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2015
... percentage point of additional pickup will be forthcoming over the next two years. Against that backdrop, the case for raising U.K. interest rates in the current environment is, for me, some way from being made." Andy was talking about sterling and UK ...

HESTA chair seeks PRI board position

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2015

Fed will lift later this year if...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2015
... getting lift-off out and over with: "Given the highly uncertain nature of the outlook, one might ask: Why not hold off raising the federal funds rate until the economy has reached full employment and inflation is actually back at 2 percent? The difficulty ...