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The Fed lady and the Trump

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2016
... the moment" Well, Wednesday (14 December 2016), to be precise Virginia - the day when the Fed finally gets to go ahead and push rate hike button numero dos. The second coming if you will. You, I and Irene and our uncles expect them to do so that, ironically ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2016
US Dallas Fed manufacturing survey Consistent with the significant improvement in recent surveys in the US regions of Philadelphia, Richmond, Kansas City and New York, the Dallas Fed general business activity index surged to a reading of 10.2 in November ...

Green bonds open impact avenue

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016
... income, Erin Bigley, said AB has been increasingly using sustainable investments such as green bonds as clients continue to push for more sustainable investment options. "The green bond market is very interesting and allows us to build strategies that ...

Charter Hall launches new industrial fund

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2016
... properties with an aggregate occupation of 99.8%. Current gross assets represent $84 million, but Charter Hall intends to push that to $400 million with further equity raising. It will have a target income yield of 6.5% plus capital growth. "The DIF4 ...

Ageing societies threaten to undermine global economy

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2016
... globalisation. We need global labour movement and immigration. But the danger is that ageing populations will turn inwards and push backward against that," Jackson said.

New life code could go further: lawyer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2016
... stating: "The Code is not legally binding. That means it will not provide protection to consumers when they need it most, when push comes to shove."

Insurance reforms get member support

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2016
AFA members have given their approval to the proposed reforms to the life risk industry, after a motion calling for removal of support of the Life Insurance Framework received little support in a vote. The special resolution fell well short of the votes ...

Adviser commission reforms pushed back

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2016
The start date to phase down risk commissions is deferred and the Life Insurance Framework (LIF) will apply to all channels of financial advice, Kelly O'Dwyer has confirmed. The Minister for Revenue and Financial Services said the phasing down will ...

Super members should face "better off test"

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2016
... processes to build a merit based safety net of default funds for Australians that rely on their employer's choice of fund. The push comes as an annual review of Australia's four major banks begins at Parliament House today. Review chair, David Coleman ...

Bragg to leave FSC

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2016
The Financial Services Council's director of policy Andrew Bragg will leave the industry body at the end of November. Bragg has been a member of the FSC's policy team since 2009 and was appointed director of policy in 2014. He is joining the Menzies ...