Managing uncertainty in a rapidly changing economic landscapeBY KATHARINE NEISS | FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2025 3:02PM As we distill the first quarter's volatility and confusion, there is further economic moderation ahead with sizable risks to the downside.
 No longer MADIf only Mikhail Gorbachev didn't blink in 1991 and shut down the Soviet Union following the collapse of the Berlin Wall in 1989. And if only he could ... Wikileaks is a problem for super funds tooAnyone who thinks Wikileaks is only about embarrassing politicians obviously hasn't thought through what's now in play, and it's time for super fund trustees ... Here we go againAnother budget cycle another stoush over superannuation tax concessions, but after all these years you'd think the superannuation industry would have ... Making hay from currencyIf there is an upside to our dollar breaking parity it's the near universal acceptance that intervening to bring down the dollar would be futile. But ... Slow Money needs fast responseWhat is it about retirement savings and investment gimmicks for changing the world? The latest is the Slow Money movement, which wants Americans within ... Performance in crisisThe election will soon be over and thoughts will turn to what will be the regulatory reform agenda of the next government. Big mistake. Time for some pillar talkAfter wading through the hundreds of media articles and public reactions following the release of the Cooper Report and seeing almost no meaningful criticisms ... Risky reviews of group insuranceTwo reviews of super fund group insurance have come to two quite distinct conclusions. Super profits, super tax, super precedentIf the Henry Tax Review was meant to be a "root and branch" review of the tax system then it is a good thing Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Treasurer Wayne ... Time to bust the merger mythologyThe biggest operator of super funds in the nation is the NSW State Government with its four funds controlling $50 billion. Add in NSW Local Government ... |
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DANIEL SHRIMSKI
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