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Chief economist update: Ardern's ardour

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2020
... sectors, both key foreign exchange earners." Unlike its peers, New Zealand's unemployment rose to just 4.2% in the March quarter - a one-year high - before easing back to 4% in the June quarter. This should reverse the 1.3% quarter on quarter drop ...

Chief economist update: Cheaper prices not a bargain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
... the annual inflation rate down from plus 2.2% (almost at the mid-point of the RBA's 2%-3% target band) in the March quarter to minus 0.3% by the end of the June quarter - only the third time Australia has been in deflation. "The previous times were ...

Tasmania leads the nation: CommSec

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2020
... while Victoria ranked first on economic growth and construction works done. Economic activity in Victoria in the March quarter was 26.5% above its decade-average level of output, ahead of Western Australia with an output of 22.7% above the norm. Tasmania ...

Chief economist update: No Karens in China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2020
... 11.5% in the June quarter (3.2% year-on-year), more than offsetting the 10.0% contraction (minus 6.8% y-o-y) in the March quarter. Activity measures - retail sales; fixed asset investment; industrial production - have sequentially improved since their ...

AIA Australia appoints behavioural economics lead

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2020
... taking a significant hit from the previous year's profits of $759 million, according to APRA statistics for March quarter.

Aussie equities stage recovery

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2020
... gradual easing of restrictions sparked a 31.5% rally in the benchmark index from its February low, and reversing the March quarter's 24.9% loss into a 17.4% gain in the June quarter, although it's still 11.8% down in the first six months of 2020." The ...

Specialist platforms prosper in June quarter

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2020
... released its results for the June quarter, with the platform reporting its FUA increased by $515 million from the March quarter and $351 million for the financial year. Despite Powerwrap signing two new service agreements during the quarter, its net ...

Perpetual top brass cop six-month pay cuts

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2020
... cash/fixed income. The private wealth business had $14.3 billion in funds under advice, which is 8% higher than March quarter (mostly market bounce-back also some net inflows); making it the 14th consecutive half that the segment has reported positive ...

Growth outplays value: Frontier

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2020
... to outperform core and value managers in relative terms, although the difference was less significant than in the March quarter. "Active managers broadly provided an excess return over the benchmark for investors with cyclical stocks rallying and defensives ...

Australian Ethical posts record results

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2020
... super and managed fund offerings. In super alone, the manager saw $80 million in net inflows for the month. For the March quarter, Australian Ethical saw $241 million in net inflows, while in the June quarter it raked in $119 million, as both discretionary ...