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China's winning

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2014
... and business fee and tax reductions. Stronger economic growth, in turn, is having appositive impact on the government's budget --A mninews.com reports that, "the pace at which China's central and local governments are spending down this year's budgets ...

FSC bids to lead retirement income debate

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2014
Financial Services Council (FSC) chief executive John Brogden has called for a national retirement income policy. In his keynote speech to the FSC Annual Conference, Brogden said the FSC would embrace the opportunity and lead the debate on taking superannuation ...

Governments are 'out of money': Hockey

AAP, PETER TRUTE  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014
Treasurer Joe Hockey says governments are out of money and can only fund vital infrastructure with funds from the private sector. Hockey told the B20 summit of business leaders in Sydney that infrastructure is a key part of meeting a two per cent increase ...

UK has overtaken Australia for platform innovation: Bravura

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2014
Wealth platforms in the United Kingdom have leap-frogged Australian platforms because investor experience and utility is their differentiator, not the underlying technology itself. Darren Stevens, director of strategy at technology group Bravura Solutions ...

A sign from the holy spirit?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2014
id the holy spirit just give us a sign? Nah Virgina, I'm speak not of the one-third of the 'Holy Trinity' that is central to the Christian faith but the bank named after it in Portugal - Banco Espiritu Santo. Trading in scripts and bonds issued by Portugal's ...

Australian students get top marks for financial literacy

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2014
Australian students were amongst the top performers in the OECD's Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2012 Financial Literacy assessment, which is the first international study of students' financial literacy. The study assessed the ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2014
The Australian stock market is slightly lower despite a boost in business sentiment. The closely-watched National Australia Bank monthly business survey shows sentiment improved in June despite fears the federal budget will see consumers reluctant to ...

AMP rebuilds European team with key appointments

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2014
AMP Capital is reinforcing its European real estate investment team with new appointments, only three months after its Property Securities Fund was downgraded following key staff departures. AMP Capital revealed to Financial Standard that portfolio ...

Superpartners suspends platform development

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2014
Superpartners has suspended development of a major IT project four years after it was due to be completed. The Australian Financial Review today reported that the aborted project exceeded its budget by $180 million. Superpartners did not respond to ...

Investors should take responsibility for themselves: Medcraft

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2014
Individual responsibility remains a core part of the financial services system, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) chairman Greg Medcraft said, ahead of the Senate report on the inquiry into the regulator. The Senate Economics ...