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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2016
US industrial production US industrial output increased by 0.1% in the month of September, less than market expectations for a 0.2% gain and following August's 0.5% drop (downwardly revised from a 0.4% decline). A stronger than expected 0.2% gain in ...

Popularity of annuity bonds set to soar

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2016
Indexed annuity bonds are expected to experience sales growth over the next 12 months as the reality of low interest rates and high volatility drives more investors to the asset class. FIIG Securities national manager of adviser services, Simon Michell ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2016
Australia private sector credit Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) figures showed that the annual growth in private sector credit slowed from 6.0% in July to 5.8% in August - the slowest rate since October 2014. Except for the bumps in December 2015 and ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2016
US consumer confidence The Conference Board's consumer confidence index jumped to 104.1 in September from an upwardly revised 101.8 in the previous month. This is better than consensus expectations for a dip to 99.0 and is the highest level since the ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016
Australia leading index The Westpac-Melbourne Institute leading index of economic activity showed no growth (0%) in August, decelerating from 0.08% in the previous month but the six-month annualised growth rate - indicating the "pace of economic activity ...

Vanguard changes emerging markets ETF index

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2016
Vanguard Australia has completed its planned change in the underlying index of its Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets Shares ETF (VGE) in order to provide investors with exposure to China-A shares and a bigger weighting to smaller companies. Effective as ...

Westpac tops S&P ESG index

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2016
Westpac has been determined the financial services industry leader in the S&P Dow Jones global sustainability benchmark. The S&P Dow Jones Sustainability Indices annual review, developed in partnership with RobecoSAM, showed that Westpac comfortably ...

VanEck resources ETF upgraded by Lonsec

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2016
VanEck has had the rating for its Australian Resources ETF (MVR) upgraded to 'Recommended Index' by Lonsec. The rating indicates that Lonsec has strong conviction that the ETF can generate risk adjusted returns in line with relevant objectives. The ...

TH Real Estate buys stake in Myer store

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2016
TH Real Estate is buying a 33% stake in Myer Bourke Street in Melbourne for $151.3 million. The stake is being acquired from the Myer Family and is being invested alongside two existing investors. The global property investment specialist describes ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2016
Australian GDP The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released the country's National Accounts report showing that while the economy's quarterly real GDP growth halved to 0.5% in the three months to June from 1.0% in the March quarter, the annual ...