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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 DEC 2016
Australia leading indicator The Westpac-Melbourne Institute leading index of economic activity was unchanged in November following increases of 0.1% in September and October. The latest result slowed the six-month annualised growth rate in the index ...

Top 10 superannuation stories in 2016

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2016
1. QSuper public offer move reshapes competitive landscape The decision to make Queensland government superannuation funds QSuper and LGIAsuper public offer could have far-reaching ramifications for Australia's superannuation sector. When QSuper especially ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2016
US composite PMI Markit Economics' flash US composite PMI fell to a reading of 53.7 in December - the lowest in three months - from November's final reading of 54.9 as stronger expansion in manufacturing (to 54.2 in December from 54.1) was more than ...

Super tax receipts to reach $8bn: MYEFO

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 19 DEC 2016
The biggest changes to superannuation in a decade will cost the Federal Government $130 million in revenue but improve its underlying cash balance by about $3 billion out to 2020. These figures formed part of the government's Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal ...

TIAA appoints Franklin Templeton co-president

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2016
A former co-president at Franklin Templeton will join TIAA Global Asset Management in January as chief operating officer. Vijay Advani, who will also be appointed president, was an instrumental figure at Franklin Templeton for 21 years. He oversaw long-term ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2016
Australia employment There's good news and bad news in the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) latest update on the country's labour market. The unemployment rate increased to 5.7% in November, the highest rate since August this year and was more ...

APAC multi-asset strategies receive tick

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2016
A global trading and wealth management technology provider is further endorsing the case for moving investment portfolios towards multi-asset strategies. In its latest research paper, Saxo Capital Markets shows significant performance improvements in ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2016
Australia business confidence "While outcomes in the survey are not pointing to a severe slowdown in economic activity, the results have softened enough to suggest that growth remains sub-trend." (Alan Oster) This is a fair assessment from NAB's group ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2016
Australia trade balance It makes a nice sequel to the horror 0.5% contraction in Australia's third quarter GDP growth, a widening of the country's trade deficit, that is. Australia's trade deficit rose by 21.3% to A$1.54 billion in October from A$1.27 ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2016
US JOLTS report The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) showed that job openings in America fell by 97K to 5.53 million in October (in line with expectations) from 5.63 million in the previous month (upwardly revised from 5.49 million), taking ...