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Higher and higher

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2017
... concerns and noted in its March monetary policy statement: "Conditions in the housing market vary considerably around the country. In some markets, conditions are strong and prices are rising briskly. In other markets, prices are declining." Better make ...

One Direction and the BOE

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 MAR 2017
... December quarter, equal to the September quarter and stronger than June's 1.7% and March's 1.6% year-on-year growth rate. The country's unemployment rate has dropped to 4.7% in the three months to January from 4.9% roundabout Brexit. The lead from the ...

More fires than hires

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2017
... regular does of adrenalin again yesterday when the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released its latest stats on the country's labour market. The seasonally adjusted numbers showed total employment dropped by 6,400 in February following the addition ...

What a drag

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2017
... good especially if the recent decline in exports persists. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported that the country's trade surplus dropped by 61% to A$1.3 billion in January from A$3.3 billion in the previous month. This is way below market ...

Synchron vows to end yearly renewables

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2017
... will end "the industry's love affair with yearly renewable premium rates." Trapnell argued that Australia is the only country that has a "fixation" on the yearly renewable life insurance premium structure despite the fact that "this kind of insurance ...

Australia missing golden export opportunity

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2017
... Australia on behalf of overseas investors (primarily in Asia-Pacific) has hovered between 0.2% and 4% of total FUM in the country. Currently the export of funds management services contributes $336 million directly to the economy and is responsible for ...

Aussie fintech maintains strength

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017
... the payments or wealth management verticals. Adjusting one-time mega rounds out of India's 2015 VC investment total, the country saw $391m in total 2015 VC investment. For 2016, the country recorded $219m in investment, a strong two-year showing after ...

In search of that elusive Australian animal spirit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017
... Donald Trump as US president has unarguably changed sentiment in terms of bringing out the "animal spirits" in Uncle Sam country but it seems that nothing much has changed over the past 30 months - the time back in August 2014 when then RBA Governor ...

Global fintech heralds Australian expansion

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2017
... global provider of regulatory reporting and risk management solutions is boosting its local footprint by appointing a country manager for Australia. Andrew Wood joins AxiomSL from IMF Bentham, where he held an interim consultant role. Prior to that ...

BNY Mellon strengthens insto team

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2017
... someone of Denis' experience join our Australian investment management business," BNY Mellon Investment Management Australia country head Phil Filippelis said. "Denis has a deep understanding of investment markets, product and regulation, making him ...