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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 ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2016
... more cautious attitude to lending in certain segments". A sharp 5.0% drop in the value of loans to property investors in April - undoubtedly impacted by tighter lending criteria resulting from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority's (APRA) macro-prudential ...

NAB responds to ASIC market manipulation allegations

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2016
NAB has responded to ASIC commencing legal proceedings for the bank's alleged "unconscionable conduct and market manipulation." ASIC's concerns relate to the setting of the bank bill swap reference rate (BBSW) from 2010 to 2012; the regulator previously ...

Regal FM appoints Macquarie vet

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2016
Regal Funds Management has appointed a new portfolio manager. Craig Collie joins Regal FM from Macquarie Bank, where he was lead healthcare equity analyst. Prior to that, he was a project leader at the Boston Consulting Group and a physician with NSW ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2016
... in its statement but the nearest one is the 23 June referendum on 'Brexit'. US consumer credit US consumers spent big in April - up 1.0% in the month of April (the fastest monthly rise since August 2009) after recording no growth in the previous month ...

Surveys show accumulation and retirement battle

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2016
Two superannuation industry surveys published this week have again reflected the difference between Australia's strong accumulation system and its problematic retirement models. Results from a Roy Morgan survey of more than 18,000 Australians with superannuation ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2016
Australia ANZ job ads Continued improvement in the Australian labour market in the coming months. This is the indication from the ANZ's latest job advertisement tally. Total job ads increased by 2.4% - the fastest pace in eight months - 157,942 - the ...

Super funds reverse poor start to 2016

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2016
The SelectingSuper workplace default option MySuper Index showed a positive 1.4% monthly return in April which, combined with the positive return in March, has effectively reversed the negative results for January and February. The positive month contributed ...