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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2016
Australia leading index "Leading Index improves but still points to below trend momentum". This is the header of Westpac's media release on the latest update of the Westpac-Melbourne Institute Leading Index of Economic Activity. The index tracks future ...

AAT reduces adviser ban

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2016
The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) has varied a decision by ASIC to ban a financial adviser for three years. Upon reviewing ASIC's decision, the AAT decided to reduce Atish Prasad's ban from three years to 18 months. Prasad was initially banned ...

Australian Unity fund begins ASX trading

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2016
The Australian Unity Office Property Fund is expected to begin trading on the Australian Securities Exchange today following a recent vote by investors to list the fund. Investors overwhelmingly voted for the fund's listing at a meeting in Melbourne ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2016
Australia employment The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) "Labour Force, Australia" report showed that an estimated 17,900 jobs were created in May. This was more than consensus expectations for a 15,000 gain but part-time employment - rising ...

Mercer appoints senior partner

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2016
Mercer has made an internal appointment that will see its Pacific financial services leader promoted to senior partner, a role held by 1% of the global organisation's workforce. Melbourne-based Andrew Godfrey received the promotion to senior partner ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2016
US Fed monetary policy decision No one expected the Fed to alter monetary settings this month - and they didn't - primarily due to the disappointing May employment report released in early June - and it was, "Information received since the Federal Open ...

Stammer steps down from QV Equities

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2016
Veteran economist Dr Don Stammer has stepped down from his non-executive director and chairman duties at listed investment company QV Equities. QV Equities, the listed investment company managed by Investors Mutual, said in a statement that after celebrating ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2016
... industrial production Big deal. Final figures show that Japanese industrial production went up by 0.5% in the month of April -- up from the preliminary estimate of a 0.3% rise - following a 0.3% gain in March and expectations for an increase of 0.4%. ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2016
... plus 5 in the previous month and plus 6 in March. The business conditions index remained unchanged at plus 10 in May from April - above the long-run average of plus 5. Oster concludes, "Overall, this outcome suggests that economic activity is holding ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2016
... this year. Japan producer prices As in China, producer prices in Japan remain in deflation, falling by 4.2% in the year to April - the fastest rate of decline since November 2009 -- accelerating from April's 3.8% decline and missing market expectations ...