Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 101 - 110 of 715 results for "Retail sales"

Chief economist update: Time to pig out on China shares?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2019
... supports these predictions, underscored by the continued downtrend in fixed asset investment, industrial production and retail sales. Not to mention the lead from the Caixin China composite PMI which has declined to within a whisker of stall speed (50.9) ...

Colonial First State hires retail sales head

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2019
Colonial First State has hired a new head of retail sales from BT Financial Group. Bryce Quirk was most recently BT Financial Group's head of adviser distribution platform where he led a national sales team of more than 45 people and the distribution ...

Chief economist update: Is the US about to join the global slowdown club?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2019
... constitutes the bulk of household spending that, in turn, accounts for about 70% of the US economy - showed that US retail sales dropped by 1.2% in the month of December - the biggest monthly drop in more than nine years (September 2009) - following ...

Chief economist update: Safe as burning houses

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2019
... construction index dug deeper into construction territory (42.6) in November; and, despite the better-than expected November retail sales report, household goods retailing increased by a mere 0.1% (year-on-year) from 3.4% in the previous month. This ...

CFS retail sales lead joins global boutique

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2018
... Abernethy departed the business in late October. CFS state manager for Queensland John Hoffman is acting in the head of retail sales role and a recruitment process is currently underway. Commenting on his new role, Abernethy said he is delighted to be ...

MetLife expands retail arm

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2018
... at AMP. At AMP, Murphy was focused on business development for the group's platform and insurance offers. Head of retail sales Matt Lippiatt said the appointments come off the back of recently launched MetLife Protect, a life insurance product to help ...

Chief economist update: BOJ on a steady

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2018
... household consumption indicate that Japanese businesses would be unable to charge higher prices. The annual growth in retail sales slowed to 2.1% in September following a 2.7% increase in the previous month. Similarly, the year-on-year growth in imports ...

Adviser-client relationships not swayed by RC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2018
... Commission has put the spotlight on the need for quality advice and its enduring appeal," MetLife Australia head of retail sales Matt Lippiatt said. "Given that as many as four in 10 consumers and SMEs have been with their adviser for more than five ...

Boutique appoints distribution lead

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2018
... Franklin Templeton's head of IFAs and family offices. Prior to this, he was ING Investment Management's head of retail sales. Devlin has about two decades of experience in the financial services industry. Warakirri's chief executive and managing ...

The BOE's got no problem

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2018
... to the June quarter from 2.8% in the previous period. Nonetheless, UK consumers are still lifting their spending. Retail sales growth accelerated to 3.5% in the year to July from 2.9% in the previous month and from an average of 2.7% in the June quarter ...