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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2016
Australia private sector credit Total private sector credit increased by 0.4% in July - in line with market expectations - following a 0.2% gain in the previous month. Credit to housing and to business went up by 0.5% and 0.3%, respectively while personal ...

LICG successful in triggering AFA EGM

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2016
... the policymaking powers of the AFA board; however, a recent communication sent by the LICG to AFA members claims "the EGM is not going to freeze the AFA's ability to negotiate." Those who have petitioned for the EGM believe the AFA failed to adequately ...

Inflows and performance boost Australian Ethical profits

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2016
... the planet through their investment in professionally managed, fully featured superannuation and investment products, and do not have to sacrifice returns to do so. This growing realisation is reflected in our continued strong growth in new clients and ...

Rubik continues strong growth trend

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2016
... all key financial measures and strategies were in place, we have steadily improved our financial performance. We have seen not just a stronger year than last, but a heightened stability instilled across the business, leaving us on an excellent footing ...

Capital not enough to prevent failures

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2016
A lone reliance on capital is an "unwise strategy", according to APRA chair Wayne Byres who said the industry must accept and prepare for failures in the banking industry. Speaking at the Actuaries Institute Banking Conference Byres noted that while ...

NAB dispels housing bubble "toil and trouble"

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2016
A NAB executive played down fears of a housing crisis in Australia at an Actuaries Institute seminar. Speaking at the seminar in Sydney, NAB's global head of research for the global markets division Peter Jolly said that while Australian real estate ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2016
... the economy. The bad news is that the surge in "ex-houses" construction suggests an oversupply in apartments is building, if not already. More so if taken in conjunction with the Housing Industry Association's (HIA) latest update on new home sales. Total ...

Insurers face significant asset risk charges from downgrade

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2016
Life and general insurers face the risk of higher asset charges if a sovereign downgrade occurs, according to senior portfolio manager- fixed income at Nikko Asset Management, Darren Langer. In July Standard and Poor's Global Ratings (S&P) revised the ...

Digital advice an economic problem

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2016
... allocation of resources. "What we're trying to solve is more fundamental than members' needs and the fact superannuation is not that relevant to people - it's an economic problem for funds," McPherson said. He points out members in the 35 to 44 age group ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2016
... for an increase in the federal funds rate" Yellen talked about at Jackson Hole. However, the latest update on inflation does not. The PCE price index slowed to 0.8% in the year to July from 0.9% in June. More important, the core PCI inflation rate - ...