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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2016
... for an increase in the federal funds rate" arrived in the form of a resurgence in US consumer confidence. The Conference Board's index of consumer confidence jumped to a reading of 101.1 in August, up from 96.7 in the previous month and significantly ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016
... export market accounting for 4% of all exports. Resource sector in Canada to create 65,000 jobs A report by the Conference Board of Canada into the Canadian resources sector says despite volatility in the sector that it still projects the industry will ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2016
... rate was at 1.6%. US consumer confidence Perhaps they haven't heard of Brexit yet when they were polled by the Conference Board for US consumer confidence jumped from 92.4 in May to a higher than expected reading of 98.0 - the highest since last October. ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2016
... of Michigan consumer sentiment index in May - up to 94.7 from 89 in April - has prompted expectations that the Conference Board measure of consumer mood would produce the same lift. It did not. The Conference Board's consumer confidence index declined ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2016
... recording a 2.4% drop last month. US consumer confidence US consumer confidence also appears to be wavering. The Conference Board's consumer confidence index fell to a reading of 94.2 in April, down from March's 96.1 and expectations for a 96.0 print. ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2016
... "superannuation/annuity/allocated pension". US consumer confidence A rebound on Wall Street and a more dovish Fed pushed the Conference Board's consumer confidence index up to 96.2 in March, stronger than consensus expectations for a 94.0 reading and ...

VicSuper creates climate change committee

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2016
... signing the Investor Statement on Climate Change and writing to the G7 finance ministers in the lead up to the Paris conference on climate change. "Following the Paris climate conference, we provided our board with an update on likely climate change ...

FEAL appoints new independent chair

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2016
... for six years, the maximum tenure allowed under the FEAL constitution. Cochrane will step down at the FEAL National Conference, held on 3-4 August in Sydney. Perry, who resigned from her position as chief executive of Qantas Super in December 2015, has ...

Easier for as long as necessary?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
... start of 2016. The RBA doesn't want that. RBA assistant governor Guy Debelle said so, telling the FX Australia week conference in Sydney that, "Most central banks want lower currencies, for pushing up inflation or creating a bit more activity. I don't ...

Emslie departs AIST board

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016
... president from April following the resignation of Angela Emslie yesterday. Emslie has served on the board of AIST and the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds, for a joint total of 19 years. She is currently the chair at HESTA and a board member ...