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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016
Australia employment Lead indications from the AiG performance of manufacturing index and the NAB business survey pointed to a sharp improvement in Australian employment growth in March. The employment component of the AiG performance of manufacturing ...

Managed fund outflows push product providers to change strategy

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2016
Steady outflows from managed funds since the GFC indicate that retail product manufacturers need to move to new solutions, according to Rainmaker Information research. The Rainmaker Advantage report for the December 2015 quarter shows that, in every ...

Super funds presented in-housing framework

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2016
... risk Warren said super funds would internally manage a number of asset classes, therefore if one performed badly it would not affect overall performance deeply. He said funds would also sign on culturally aligned staff and invest purely for members ...

Largest five banks all Asian

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2016
... dropped to US$2.41 trillion from US$2.67 trillion. In the previous ranking, HSBC was the only bank in the top five that was not headquartered in China, but in the current ranking, Tokyo's Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group took that accolade, jumping three ...

Is tapping into super to pay off student debt a good idea?

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2016
... which has resurfaced in an article in the Australian Financial Review. In a statement ASFA said the proposed policy change "is not appropriate" and "enshrining the purpose of the superannuation system will provide stability for all Australians and a ...

SEC seeks comment on Accredited Investors

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2016
... services groups may make available to them, in a reduced compliance setting, investment products and opportunities that may not be appropriate for retail investors. The call for submissions follows release of a report last year that recommended some ...

Technology and collaboration to drive financial advice

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2016
... customers." Face to face advice remains top of mind for many investors when consulting their adviser, with email interactions not lagging far behind. Thirty three per cent of respondents said they would use email to communication account changes, 26% ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2016
... spending appears to be at odds with the buoyant labour market - the unemployment rate at 5.0% remains at an 8-year low - but not when soft wages growth is considered. Growth in US average weekly earnings had been slowing since recording a 2.6% year-on-year ...

SPIVA report paints sad picture for active management

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2016
The latest S&P Dow Jones Indices Versus Active Funds (SPIVA) report shows that the majority of Australian active managers underperformed their respective benchmarks over five-year periods. The one exception to this rule was Australian equity small- ...

Pre-retirees understand super's objective

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2016
... make up a meaningful proportion of retirement income. This can be comfort to many Australians, but it's there as a back-up, not a catch-all," Cooper said. The most recent survey follows a previous National Seniors Australia report from 2015, which showed ...