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Big four prepared for APRA capital adequacy changes

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2015
... strategy Craig Drummond said the news "aligns with our expectations." The statement added that NAB's $5.5 billion capital raising initiative (announced in its 1H15 results) was partly designed to "provide a buffer" for anticipated regulatory changes ...

Consensus emerging on Tax White Paper

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2015
... dependence on a narrow base to support our social infrastructure." He added that because of the high concentration of revenue raising capacity at the federal level, vertical fiscal imbalance is higher in Australia than in other federations. As for the ...

86 billion Euros are in the mail, just

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2015
... what the seven-page summit statement calls "valuable Greek assets" into an independent privatisation fund with the aim of raising a,-50 billion over the course of the bail-out." "These commitments -the statement notes dryly- are minimum requirements ...

Raising Preservation Age could be problematic

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2015
An industry group believes raising the superannuation Preservation Age would see the number of involuntary retirees blow out while a separate group says the idea needs to be flexible in allowing early super access. Following a Productivity Commission ...

Lift preservation age to 65, save $7bn annually

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2015
... policy lever in managing the transition to an older Australia. The Commission has found that, consistent with expectations, raising the preservation age encourages some people to work longer and accumulate more superannuation," they noted in their report. ...

Shaw hires and restructures as holistic advice firm

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2015
... that the rebranding was "more than veneering an old piece of timber." He added: "It's really about a complete shift and raising the bar of our business. We want to operate at a great standard and broaden out our service offering, because traditionally ...

Wilson to raise $550m for philanthropic LIC

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2015
... chief executive Chris Donohoe will act as joint chief executives. They will be responsible for philanthropy and capital raising.

Insync with beer

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015
... was to occur again, Kotecha said AB InBev would be ideally placed. "[In the GFC] companies were slashing dividends and raising capital. AB Inbev wouldn't have to do it. They'd take advantage of the low share prices and possibly increase their dividends," ...

Market to open flat

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2015
... Federal Reserve kept its near-zero benchmark interest rate unchanged and Chair Janet Yellen pledged a methodical approach to raising rates. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 31.26 points (0.17 per cent) at 17,935.74. The broad-based S&P 500 gained ...

SMSF investors reducing cash and shares

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015
... upward trend in direct property investment driven by low mortgage rates. However, loans in the investment mix are falling, raising questions about whether investors are leveraging property acquisitions through their borrowings," Wise said. Direct property ...