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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2016
... the previous month. While the year-on-year growth rate in job ads remained at a positive 6.3%, it has slowed from 10.0% in March and is the slowest pace since March 2015. Internet ads fell by 0.7% last month after rising by 0.4% in March while job ads ...

IFM Investors sells stake in Indiana Toll Road

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016
... assets, the Indiana Toll Road Concession Company (ITRCC). The global fund manager purchased ITRCC for US$5.7 billion in March last year, and the recent sale saw US pension fund CalPERS acquire 10%. An undisclosed interest has also been sold to US insurer ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016
... investment boom" and that, "Indications are that growth is continuing in 2016..." Australian retail sales increased by 0.4% in March following a 0.1% gain in the previous month. This is higher than market expectations for a 0.3% lift and took the year-over-year ...

Sunsuper offering pension bonuses

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016
... income account at retirement. It would be calculated at 0.30% on a member's balance up to a maximum amount of $2,400. In March, $60 billion QSuper was reported as the first fund to offer a similar bonus system. It's seen as both a fee holiday and a play ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016
... the previous month. Weak consumer spending is further reinforced by the 1.1% year-on-year contraction in retail sales in March from 0.4% in the previous month.

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2016
... factory sector -- came as the Fed begins its two-day FOMC meeting tonight. Orders for durable goods increased by 0.8% in March -- lower than market expectations for a 1.6% gain and follows a downwardly revised 3.1% drop (from a 2.8% fall) in the previous ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2016
... market expectations for an increase to 107.1. The current conditions component of the index also eased to 113.2 from 113.8 in March but the business expectations component was brighter, up to 100.4 in April from March's 100.0 reading. According to the ...

Energy Super partners with robo-adviser

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2016
... billion fund has entered a partnership with Decimal Software and its new Eqilize platform, a robo-advice product launched in March. Decimal has also announced it is about to launch Tentalon, a customisable technology stack for large enterprise clients ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2016
Australia leading index The Westpac-Melbourne Institute leading index of economic activity dipped by 0.1% in March to 96.59 - the lowest reading on record - after falling by 0.2% in the previous month. Among the components, consumer sentiment expectations ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2016
... forecast of 1.167 million. So too are building permits, down 7.7% to 1.086 million - the lowest level in 12 months -- in March versus the lowest prediction 1.175 million. Taken at face value, these numbers undoubtedly paint a picture of a slowing economy ...