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Chief economist update: That other Fed policy towards normalcy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2018
... of high and volatile inflation." Read: strong growth with stable and low inflation. But with the yield on 10-year US Treasury bonds surging by 12 bps to 3.18% - the highest rate since mid-2011 - overnight, the bond market doesn't seem to be completely ...

Labor Government on the cards: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2018
... reform the culture of "profit over people" in the financial services sector. "The task force will be located within the treasury and will work closely with the attorney-general's department and will oversee the implementation of reforms recommended ...

The joys of an independent board

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2018
... to the shares trading at a premium," Jeens said. "The board has responded to this firstly by reissuing shares held in treasury and then by issuing new shares. In the current financial year the board identified that new share issuance would exhaust the ...

Government to relax super work test

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2018
... transfer balance caps limiting how much an individual's superannuation can be transferred into the retirement phase. Treasury's consultation period is open until October 26.

NZ Super Fund delivers 12.4pct, braces for future

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2018
... highly disciplined approach to active investment," he said. The 12.43% performance for FY18 exceeds the average return of treasury bills by 10.71% or $3.7 billion. The cost of managing the fund, as a percentage of net assets has dropped to 0.28% in 2017 ...

Labor proposes RC implementation task force

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018
... reform the culture of "profit over people" in the financial services sector. "The task force will be located within the treasury and will work closely with the attorney-general's department and will oversee the implementation of reforms recommended ...

AFA rejects criticism over grandfathered commissions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2018
... implied nor explicitly stated by the Government that a decline in grandfathered commissions post-FOFA was expected. A Treasury submission to the Royal Commission in July reads: "At the time FOFA was introduced, it was believed that grandfathered commissions ...

JCP appoints executive chair

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2018
... broader business strategy. He has worked in the funds management industry for more than 35 years. Most recently, he was NSW Treasury Corp's general manager of investments for its $80 billion in assets from June 2015 to April 2017. Prior to this, he was ...

Franking credits inquiry launched

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2018
... income," Maroney said. "The notion that this proposal will only affect the wealthy is simply wrong. An analysis of ATO and Treasury data shows it is those on modest incomes who will be most affected, refuting Labor's argument that the proposal will only ...

LIC invests in crypto platform

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2018
... blockchain bond developed by Commonwealth Bank and the World Bank, deemed to be the world's first. First State Super, NSW Treasury Corporation (TCorp), Treasury Corporation of Victoria, CBA, QBE and SAFA signed on as the foundational investors of ...