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Australian pension market grows

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2017
... investment consultant at Willis Towers Watson said that within equities, Australia continues to have one of the highest home country biases of any of the pension markets in the study. "Only the US (which makes up close to 50% of the world equity market) ...

A world of distrust: Edelman

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017
... in peril too as chief executive credibility dropped 12 points globally to an all-time low of 37%, plummeting in every country studied, while government leaders remain least credible. "The implications of the global trust crisis are deep and wide-ranging," ...

Low prices inflate RBA rate cut chances

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017
... A day before we celebrated Australia Day, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released its latest update on the country's inflation. Overall consumer prices rose by 0.5% in the December quarter, easing from the 0.7% quarterly increase in the previous ...

Brexit beginning to bite?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2017
... inconsistent with the latest improvement in UK consumer confidence and the economic composite indicator as well as the country's low unemployment rate and rising wage growth.

Super playing dangerous risk game: Milliman

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2017
... paper said that because of the wave of super members now entering retirement, and the underlying demographic shifts in the country as a result of the ageing population, focusing on long-term risk-adjusted returns fails to account for those for whom "volatility ...

Still unsure about POTUS 45

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2017
... stops right here and stops right now. We've made other countries rich while the wealth, strength, and confidence of our country has disappeared over the horizon. From this moment on, it's going to be America first. Every decision on trade, on taxes ...

Jobs and jobless rate rise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017
There's good news and bad news in the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) latest update on the country's labour market. The unemployment rate increased to 5.8% in December, the highest rate since June this year and was more than expectations for ...

Second Sydney airport lacking investment return

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2017
... the survey said. "The strong performance of the Australian market, as well as the overall level of transparency that the country provides, continues to attract investors from other regions." S&P forecasts that Sydney Airport's performance is likely to ...

Brexit where?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2017
Latest UK labour market data provided more signs of PM Theresa May having the upper hand in Brexit negotiations. The country's unemployment rate remained at a low 4.8% in the three months to November with the employment rate holding at a record high ...

Legg Mason launches new bond fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 JAN 2017
... Asset employs multiple strategies across interest rate duration, yield curve, sector rotation and security selection, country and currency selection to add value and diversify risk to exploit inefficiencies and add value for investors. Results do not ...