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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2016
... numbers". The trend in Markit's US PMI measure is consistent with that of the US' official manufacturing survey - the Institute of Supply Management (ISM) manufacturing index (due out 1 June) - if not more positive. The ISM manufacturing index had only ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2016
... worse than expectations for a gentle easing to a plus 7.0 reading. While this survey plays second fiddle to the broader Institute of Supply Management (ISM) manufacturing index - the two are closely correlated (although the Empire State measure is more ...

PROFILE: Mercer senior partner David Knox

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2016
... industry knowledge that's worth listening to. Opening the 2016 Conference of Major Superannuation Funds, Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees chief executive Tom Garcia spoke highly of the man. Garcia recalled a speech Knox gave in 1999 that ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016
... expectations If it's anything to go by the latest Consumer Inflationary Expectations Survey released by the Melbourne Institute shows that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) couldn't have cut interest rates soon enough. Recall that the RBA cut interest ...

Oxford-Man Institute expands into machine learning

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2016
The University of Oxford and Man AHL have announced that the Oxford-Man Institute (OMI) will expand its focus on machine learning and data analytics, becoming part of the University's department of engineering and science from 1 August 2016. The expansion ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2016
... Australia consumer confidence The drop sparks a rise. There is no doubt that the 8.5% jump in the Westpac-Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment index to 103.2 points in May - the highest level since January 2014 - had been mainly a result of the Reserve ...

Nominations open for AFA Adviser of the Year

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2016
... awards will be judged by the same panel, comprising Brad Fox and Deborah Kent from the AFA, Rebecca Sheils (Beddoes Institute), Graham Peatey (Practice Management Consultant), Peter Sobels (Riskinfo), and Kristine Brooks and Andy Marshall from Zurich. ...

Super objective paves way for taxation changes

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2016
... treated under the Age Pension means test." These changes, which will generally take effect from 1 July 2017. Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) chief executive Tom Garcia congratulated the government for setting the objective for ...

Reforms aimed at supporting women

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2016
... lower paid group to help them reach a comfortable retirement standard." Similarly, chief executive officer at Australian Institute of Superannuation trustees (AIST) Tom Garcia said that the decision to rethink a super tax break for low income earners ...

Labor supports tax cuts

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2016
... income of a million dollars a year, under this Budget, receives a tax cut, of $16,750." He then confirmed Labor would re-institute the high income deficit levy if it won the election on 2 July.