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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2016
Australia private sector credit Total private sector credit increased by 0.5% in the month of April following a 0.4% pick up in the previous month and higher than market expectations for a 0.4% gain. This takes the year-on-year growth rate in total ...

Crowe Horwath acquires QLD firm

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2016
Findex-owned national accounting and financial advisory group Crowe Horwath has acquired a Queensland accountancy firm. The Queensland arm of Moore Stephens has reached an agreement to become part of Crowe Horwath. Commenting on the agreement, Findex ...

Super needs to pick up its retirement game

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2016
Australia's superannuation industry has scope to become the world's best system once it tackles how to invest in retirement by avoiding sequencing risk. This was one of the key views presented by BT general manager superannuation Melinda Howes at a ...

Investment committees must consider culture

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016
A global investment consultant believes culture and leadership among investment committees can be mapped to meaningful business performance metrics, something often undervalued at asset owner and asset management firms. Speaking at a recent Willis Towers ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016
Australia capex Private new capital expenditure declined by 5.2% in the March quarter, lower than the expected 3.0% fall and reversing the previous three-month period's 1.8% increase. Investment in buildings and structures dropped by 7.9% over the quarter ...

Australian trust in financial services low

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2016
Only 50% of Australians believe that businesses in the financial services industry will do 'what is right', according to the CFA Society's 2016 global investor survey. The survey, From Trust to Loyalty: A global survey of what investors want, found ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2016
Australia construction work done The value of construction work done in Australia fell by 2.6% in the March quarter, missing market expectations for a quarter-on-quarter decline of 1.5% but an improvement from December's 2.9% contraction and September's ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2016
Markit Flash US Manufacturing PMI If indications from Markit's preliminary estimate of US manufacturing activity is accurate, then talks of a Fed rate hike in June and/or "two or three" lifts this year could be just that, talk. The flash US manufacturing ...

Australia joining global retirement focus: Challenger

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016
A quick look at Challenger's share registry will tell you the importance and interest in Australia's superannuation system moving from an accumulation focus to retirement income. Speaking at a Ranstad Lecture Series event in Sydney yesterday, Benari ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2016
Australia wage price index The wage price index (WPI) which measures the "total hourly rates of pay excluding bonuses" among Australian workers increased by lower than expected 0.4% in the first quarter of this year, representing a slowing from the ...