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Record high returns elusive in 2018: Economist

KARREN VERGARA | THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2018

... Russia, which is in any kind of recession," Baur said. The US will likely experience 3% to 3.5% growth boosted by the tax reform package passed in December. Economic sentiment in Europe is high; business sentiment surveys indicate 3.5% global growth ...

Chief economist update: Build, build, and build some more

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2018

... Nikkei Asian Review reports that Japan would fund around "105 billion peso ($2 billion)" of the train project. TRAIN - Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion Act - would account for some as it is expected to raise P90 billion this year and an additional ...

Australia increases foreign direct investment inflows

DARREN SNYDER | WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2018

Australia was one of few countries to see foreign direct investment inflows increase in 2017, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. The UNCTAD Global Investment Trends Monitor shows international flows of foreign direct ...

Australia overdue for company tax cut: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA | MONDAY, 15 JAN 2018

More than half of the respondents in Financial Standard's weekly spot poll said Australia should follow the United States' lead and drop the corporate tax rates to as low as 21%. The US reduced its corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% effective 1 January ...

Pre-Christmas delivery

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 21 DEC 2017

... legislation, that is exactly what they are getting." (Donald Trump) The US Congress passed the long-awaited US$1.5 trillion tax reform package that will cut the US corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21% and the personal income tax rate from 39.6% ...

Un-Keynesian

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2017

... Streeters. Factset reports: "Deutsche Bank noted that even with the recent rally, only about a third of the benefit of tax reform has been priced in to the market." So there's still another two-thirds waiting to be embedded in market pricing when president ...

Trump-flation returns

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2017

... equity markets are again giving him the benefit of the doubt. More so, after the US Treasury released the government's tax reform plan on 27 September, entitled "Unified Framework for Fixing our Broken Tax Code." It put Trump's earlier promises into ...

Super tax reforms take effect

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017

The suite of superannuation taxation reforms affecting contributions, CGT relief and transition to retirement income streams have passed through Parliament. Revenue and Financial Services Minister Kelly O'Dwyer said the amendments under the Treasury ...

SSGA ramps tech exposure post-Trump

ALEX BURKE | THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2017

... post-Trump, Engel said this could largely be attributed to the President's promises for stimulus spending, deregulation and tax reform. "While these policies have yet to be detailed, once they are, the administration has upwards of 500 staffers who will ...

Confident with a capital C

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2017

... pass does not mean that all of Trump's pro-growth promises would meet the same fate. "We'll be going right now for tax reform, which we could have done earlier... now we're going to go for tax reform, which I've always liked." (POTUS45) Now who doesn't ...

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Federal Court calls out ASIC for re-running case on appeal

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

The Full Federal Court of Australia has criticised regulators for falling back on appeals to re-litigate cases on a different legal basis than the one run at trial.

Evergreen founder exits Ascalon Capital

KARREN VERGARA

Ascalon Capital has bid farewell to Evergreen Consultants' founder Angela Ashton, shortly after acquiring the consulting firm last year.

Powerhouse Ventures partners with European fund manager

KARREN VERGARA

ASX-listed Powerhouse Ventures has partnered with an unnamed European fund manager that will commit US$50 million to its fledgling Critical Infrastructure Opportunities (CIO) Fund.

KeyInvest unveils new investment platform, awards mandate

MATTHEW WAI

KeyInvest has launched a new investment platform to include a plethora of investment strategies ranging from private credit to global equities.

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