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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2016
... the housing sector contracted for the second month while conditions in the apartment sector were weaker with activity recording a slight overall contraction in the month. According to AiG, "House building respondents to the Australian PCI commented on ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2016
... Statistics (ABS) show that retail sales grew by 0.4% in the month of August - higher than the expected 0.2% increase - after recording no growth in July. Year-on-year, retail turnover expanded by 2.8% in August from 2.7% in the previous month and is ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2016
... sentiment index bounced back to 115.2 in September from 111.5 in the previous month with all sub-categories of the index recording improvements. This is the highest consumer sentiment reading in three months and was driven by strong rebounds in consumers' ...

Risk inflows reflect boost in market

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2016
... risk market inflows grew 5.5%, increasing from $14.9 billion to $15.7 billion over the year, with most life companies recording increases in business. AIA reported the most success in regards to individual risk lump sum premium inflows, showing a 17.3% ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2016
... and a 5.9% increase in fixed lending commitments. Personal finance commitments rose 3.9% in the month of July after recording a 3.7% fall in June driven by a 9.8% jump in revolving credit and a 0.3% rise in fixed loans. However, housing finance commitments ...

Fears of increased compliance costs misguided

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2016
... institutions pay the same amount to deliver advice to 100 customers as they do for a million or more. "A more robust recording and data capture process is another attraction for banks and superannuation companies. If a customer engages via a digital ...

Future Generation marks first year with strong performance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2016
... profit, jumping to $14.62 million from $11.37 million last year. The wealth manager also outperformed the Index by 10.7%, recording a 12.7% increase in its investment portfolio, and accomplished a 100% increase in its fully franked dividend - achieving ...

Retail FUA growth drives HUB24 profit

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2016
HUB24's retail funds under administration (FUA) grew by 94% to $3.31 billion in FY16, with the company recording a gross profit of $10.9 million, up 125%. HUB24 recorded total FUA of $3.78 billion at 30 June 2016, comprising retail FUA $3.31bn, new ...

AMP appoints two directors

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2016
... results, which saw the group report a net profit of $523 million, up 3% on the pcp. This was largely driven by AMP Capital recording a 15% operating earnings boost, an 18% increase in cashflows for AMP Bank to $59 million and 26% growth in assets under ...

Retiree expenditure remains modest: study

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2016
... were also significant regional variations in expenditure levels for retirees across Australia, with those in Sydney recording the highest average household expenditure (about $44,000), compared to around $34,000 for those living in Melbourne and $25,000 ...