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Chief economist update: The trend is not our friend

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2018
Looking at the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) latest update on the country's labour market, one couldn't help but exclaim that it was a wonderful set of (seasonally adjusted) numbers. The economy added another 17,500 jobs in February following ...

Don't fear the inflation reaper: Capital Group

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2018
... of companies, but any stock needs to be multinational. In fact, while its performance is benchmarked against the ACWI, country weightings matter less than specific revenue sources. "We don't base our investments on where companies get their mail," he ...

Praemium data feeds added to BGL platform

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2018
... advisers the option to invite their clients to accept applications digitally. Praemium is the 12th largest platform in the country, with about $5.1 billion FUA as of September 2017, according to Rainmaker research.

Chief economist update: Hostage to speculations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018
... year to the December 2017 quarter from 1.9% in the third quarter, 1.6% in the second and 1.3% in the first quarter. The country's unemployment rate has dropped to three months short of a 25-year low of 2.4% in January from 2.8% in December 2017 while ...

REITs the saving grace on SPIVA scorecard

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2018
... adjusted return basis. Results were similar, except for A-REITs where RARs were slightly more positive. S&P has reported country-specific active fund performance for 16 years, often sparking active versus passive debate with its reports. Last year's ...

Shuttering dividend cash loophole to hit SMSFs

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2018
... individuals - many wealthy individuals - were getting a cash bonus, Labor said. Australia incidentally is the only OECD country with a fully refundable dividend imputation credit system - a concession which has grown at a rapid rate and now costs the ...

China A-shares to disrupt emerging markets strategies: Robeco

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2018
... China" strategy. The first component, Mio explained, involves "increasing the gross domestic product per capita of the country, which will in turn result in more disposable income and consumption upgrades - from staples to luxuries, healthcare, entertainment ...

Tariff exemption a sigh of relief: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2018
... subjecting Australia to US President Donald Trump's proposed steel and aluminium tariffs would have been dire for the country's resources sector, according to more than half (63%) of respondents in Financial Standard 's weekly spot poll. Australia fortunately ...

Acadian appoints investments head from SSGA

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2018
... business in Australia - extensive experience of running a team that tailors a global systematic possess for regional and country portfolios," Hair continued. "Zhe's role as a full time researcher is a new role for the Australian business, and we believe ...

Chief economist update: The art of the deal exemplified

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2018
... from retaliating. It could also be because of Trump's "benevolence". Whereas, he initially said that there would be no country exempted from the increase in tariffs, there's now "grace" for America's allies. Download The Good Economics Guide: Making ...