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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2016
... year. Indeed, this latest reading suggests growth over the next three to nine months will be almost around trend. That outlook is more consistent with Westpac's forecast for growth holding steadily around a 3% pace over the course of both this year and ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2016
... declining to 15.5 in August from 18.7 in July. General business conditions decreased to minus minus 4.2 while the six-month outlook dropped by 5.5 points to a reading of 23.7 - the lowest reading since February this year. NAHB Housing Market Index Continuing ...

Hunter Hall delivers profit boost

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2016
... team in keeping a tight control on costs," Hunter Hall chair Kevin Eley said. Chief executive Peter Hall commented on the outlook for FY2017 and said investment markets face many risks in the year ahead. "Valuations of equities are high, monetary and ...

Opportunities ahead for Chinese outlet malls

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2016
... lining for China's outlet mall sector, according to new research from TH Real Estate. The research report examines the outlook for outlet mall development in China and acknowledges that while the Chinese economy is facing significant headwinds, the macroeconomic ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2016
... rise to 50,000 by 2050. Centenarians are Australia's fastest growing age cohort and three quarters are female. Stable outlook for NZ banking New Zealand's banking system outlook is stable over the next 12-18 months reflecting the system's robust capitalization ...

Millennials' short-term thinking unrealistic

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2016
... invested and getting a return higher than inflation are what is most important to investors. However, investors' short-term outlook and unrealistically high return expectations raise concerns that investors could be left disappointed." "We encourage ...

WAM finds returns in growth companies

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2016
... weighting of 35%," Wilson said. Wilson Asset Management (WAM) chief investment officer Chris Stott said the equity market outlook for the next 12 months remains mixed. He said ongoing planned global stimulus, particularly in Japan and the UK, will be ...

Hedge funds battle identity crisis

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2016
... problems for hedge funds which have generally struggled for performance in 2016, Preqin says in its July Hedge Fund Manager Outlook that 52% of 270 hedge fund managers globally reported that investors are more negative about the industry compared to ...

Brexit won't impact Australia greatly: Treasurer

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016
... orderly and uncertainty remains heightened for a significant period, then this would pose some downside risk to the domestic outlook. Morrison said events such as Brexit underscore the importance of pressing ahead with government reforms to enhance the ...

Standard Life Investments calls for more monetary easing

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2016
... referendum on EU membership. Lawson expressed the view in the latest edition of the Edinburgh-based asset manager's Global Outlook that governments need to embrace fiscal spending and structural reform, as well as a further round of monetary loosening ...