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Sunsuper acquires multi-million dollar shopping centre

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  SATURDAY, 8 JUL 2017
Sunsuper is purchasing a major shopping centre in sub-regional New South Wales, marking the $45 billion super fund's first direct retail acquisition. Marketown Shopping Centre in Newcastle is being acquired by AMP Capital on behalf of Sunsuper for about ...

FoFA should also protect retail banking customers: FSU

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2017
FoFA reforms protecting consumers against conflicting remuneration structures when purchasing wealth products should be broadened to retail banking consumers as well, according to the Finance Sector Union. Speaking at yesterday's Senate inquiry into ...

Expansions maintained despite dashed expectations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2017
Markit Economics' preliminary estimates show that while the purchasing managers' indices (PMI) for the US, the Eurozone and Japan all came in below market expectations, all remained in expansion. The IHS/Markit flash US composite output index slipped ...

TelstraSuper commits to innovation

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2017
... at a variety of universities. The investment has been made through TelstraSuper's Private Equity Market Portfolio by purchasing a stake in London Stock Exchange-listed IP Group. TelstraSuper chief investment officer Graeme Miller said the fund is proud ...

Australians pass on life insurance

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAY 2017
... confident about doing things themselves that they previously couldn't do like researching life insurance online and then purchasing it directly," Real Insurance founder Richard Enthoven said. "Not all Australians can afford or need financial advice so ...

A one-handed clap for ScoMo's Budget

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAY 2017
... Australian consumers won't be in a hurry to bump up discretionary spending anytime soon - worse, they may even cut down on purchasing necessities. The sluggish growth in wages is the other hand that's not clapping for ScoMo. The May 2017 Budget predicts ...

China slowing to target

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2017
Whether it's the official tally or the private sector one, the latest purchasing managers' surveys point to slowing expansion in China's manufacturing sector and suggesting a weak start to the second quarter. China's official National Bureau of Statistics ...

The power of optimism

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2017
... low (down to 0.4% in the year to the December 2016 quarter from 0.6% in the previous one, indicating the erosion of purchasing power among consumers. This could create a vicious circle where slow wages growth reduces consumer spending that lowers company ...

A tale of three PMIs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2017
... accelerations and one of moderation - this is the story painted by the latest updates on US, Eurozone and Japanese purchasing managers' index (PMI). While it still remains above the 50-expansion/contraction mark (for the 12th straight month), Markit's ...

Dwindling reserves

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2017
... strengthened, the US dollar has weakened - the US dollar index declined by 2.8%. More so, given the latest update on China's purchasing managers' indices indicating that the economy could be losing momentum. The Caixin China Composite PMI fell to 52.2 ...