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Profit margin squeeze

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2017
... to 54.2 in September from 59.8 in the previous month, indicating continued expansion - the 12th straight month and the longest run of above 50 readings since 2007. According to AiG: "The Australian PMI is currently leading the ABS manufacturing output ...

Expansion everywhere

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2017
... might be the weakest expansion since January this year but it also marks 12 straight months of above-50 reading - the longest since 2007. There's also good news on the wages front with the sub-index rising to 61.2 which is higher than the past 12 months' ...

Securitor names adviser of the year

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2016
... practices. The milestone was celebrated at the company's annual conference, Convention16, in Perth. "We are one of the longest standing licensees in Australia, which is a testament to the first-class services, tools and peer networks we offer. We're ...

Morgan Stanley chief executive steps down

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2016
Steve Harker has stepped down as chief executive of Morgan Stanley Australia. Harker is one of the longest standing financial services chief executives, having been in the top job for 18 years after assuming the role in 1998. Succeeding Harker is Richard ...

ASIC investigating ASX outage

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2016
... ASIC is investigating September 19's significant disruption to ASX trading. The ASX has blamed the outage, which was the longest in five years, on a "hardware failure" though no other details were given. Fifteen minutes before its scheduled 10am bell ...

Schroders joins exchange-quoted managed fund game

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2016
... 2016 had delivered a 6.4% p.a. return after fees to investors since inception in October 2008. The fund is one of the longest running global multi-asset funds targeting real returns with low volatility for Australian investors. Trading with the ASX ticker ...

Aussie pension pros most confident about valuations

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2016
... Health Organisation (WHO) data. Japan, Singapore and Australia are among the top five countries where people live the longest, with average life expectancies of 83.7, 83.1 and 82.8 respectively. With this in mind, Lim said managing longevity risk is ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2016
... consecutive week of decline, the lowest level in six weeks and marks 66 straight weeks that claims have been below 300,000 - the longest stretch since 1973. The four-week moving average of claims declined by 7,500 to 269,500 last week while the lagging ...

BetaShares Managed Risk Series hits $200m

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2016
... times of significant market declines. Such concerns are particularly relevant to the SMSF and retiree market. HVST, the longest running BetaShares Managed Risk fund, has delivered a distribution yield (paid monthly) of over 12% p.a. which compares to ...

Platypus Asset Management announces CIO's departure

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2016
... vision and leadership over the past 10 years. Along with Gary and Nick, he has been instrumental in building one of the longest standing and strongest investment boutiques in the market." Wright added: "Donald has built an extraordinary investment capability ...