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Ophir appoints new portfolio manager

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2018
Small and mid-cap boutique Ophir Asset Management has recruited a new portfolio manager to work alongside co-founders Andrew Mitchell and Steven Ng. Tim Mitchell joins Ophir from Wavestone Capital, where he was an equity analyst. Prior to that, he was ...

Chief economist update: The good news and the good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018
... 34,700 in the month of December -- more than twice market expectations for a 15,000 gain - on top of the 63,600 added in November - itself, more than triple market expectations for an 18,000 increase. For sure, the unemployment rate edged up to a higher-than-expected ...

Chief economist update: Consumers don't spend on confidence alone

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2018
"Sentiment has continued to recover from the weakness seen in the September quarter last year, bolstered by a less threatening outlook for interest rates and improving confidence around the economy and jobs. While the mood is 'cautiously optimistic' ...

Chief economist update: One hike this year, one hike next year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2018
... the previous month (3.5% in March 2012). Core inflation dropped to 2.5% in December from a six-year high of 2.7% in November (3.1% in December 2011). This followed the Bank of England's (BOE) decision to raise the Bank Rate by 25 basis points to 0.5% ...

Siri and Alexa: The future of banking?

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2018
Using artificial intelligence to do all your personal and business banking from the comfort of your own home may be closer than you realise, NAB predicts. NAB executive general manager, digital and innovation Jonathan Davey said the proliferation of ...

Satisfaction with industry super rising

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2018
Industry superannuation funds are making a comeback in the consumer satisfaction stakes as latest Roy Morgan data shows they have edged retail funds for the third consecutive month. Despite having trailed retail funds for the first seven months of 2017 ...

Chief economist update: iPhone and Black Friday sales ring up retail registers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2018
The Australian consumer is back! He, she, it, they have opened their wallets and went on a shopping binge. This, at least, is what one would conclude after seeing the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) report revealing that retail sales surged by ...

Global online trading firm rolls out bitcoin derivatives in Australia

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2018
A US-based global provider of online trading services is introducing its bitcoin offering to Australian retail and institutional investors. The GAIN Capital service will allow investors to trade bitcoin as either an over-the-counter (OTC) derivative ...

Chief economist update: A prelude to taper?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2018
... surprisingly, wages are starting to pick up. Growth in average monthly cash earnings accelerated to 1% in the year to November - the fastest in 16 months - and with it (and the wealth effect from the soaring stock market), increased consumer spending. ...

Leading tech company farewells NZX

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 JAN 2018
A global cloud accounting software provider has provided clarification as to when it intends to delist from the New Zealand Stock Exchange. In a statement to the ASX, Xero has confirmed that the final day of trading for Xero on the NZX will be Wednesday ...