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Interest rates on ice

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2017
It was a ho-hum event, the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) 3 October board meeting, that is. The Australian central bank kept interest rates unchanged as widely expected. This takes to 14 the number of months the RBA has kept the official interest ...

A matter of assumptions

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2017
... optimistic and are likely to be subject to downward revision." The RBA forecasts underlying inflation - 1.8% in the June quarter - to accelerate to 2% this year and in 2018 and continuing upwards to 2.5% in 2019. Only time will tell who's correct. Then ...

Contango appoints small cap portfolio manager

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2017
... operating. ASX principal adviser, listings compliance Stephanie Yong highlighted CGA's net operating cashflows for the June quarter (negative $502,000) along with estimated outflows of $2,206,000 for the next quarter. She also noted CGA reported cash ...

Canada economic growth changes gears

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2017
... since then show economic growth momentum continues. Economic growth went up a gear (or two) expanding by 1.1% in the June quarter - the fastest quarterly pace one quarter short of six years - for an annual growth rate of 3.7% - not seen since the March ...

Boring is good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2017
Less than a fortnight from now, Philip Lowe celebrates his first anniversary as Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) - succeeding Glenn Stevens on 18 September 2016. One thing that could be said about his first year stint as head honcho of ...

Pre-retirees risk significant shortfalls: MLC

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2017
An alarming number of pre-retirees are at risk of falling short of what is required for a 'comfortable retirement', according to research from MLC. More than half of those aged between 50 and 70 are on course to fall beneath the ASFA standard ($545,000 ...

Digital advice embraced by all ages: Decimal

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2017
Superannuation fund member engagement via Decimal's digital financial advice software increased 37% in the past year, latest quarterly statistics show. Decimal's digital insights report for the June quarter shows 2366 members in its superannuation client ...

Wage freeze

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2017
The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) 'Wage Price Index' report for the June quarter confirmed what we, Australians all, already know...wages growth remains sluggish. Even market consensus got it on point. Growth in total wages stood still at a ...

Inflation: Cost-pushed and demand-pulled

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2017
If anything, the National Australia Bank's July business survey added credence to the Reserve Bank of Australia's optimistic take on the outlook for economic activity in the country, but not inflation which it expects "to pick up gradually as the economy ...

Losses consistent with growth objectives: CGA

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2017
... objectives." ASX principal adviser, listings compliance Stephanie Yong highlighted CGA's net operating cashflows for the June quarter (negative $502,000) along with estimated outflows of $2,206,000 for the next quarter. She also noted CGA reported cash ...