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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2016
Markit flash US manufacturing PMI Markit Economics' flash US manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) eased to a reading of 52.1 in August from July's nine-month high level of 52.9 on the back of continued solid strength in production. While the ...

Prime Financial increases stake in MPR

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2016
ASX-listed Prime Financial Group is purchasing its largest stake in any one company, entering arrangements to increase holdings in Melbourne accounting and advisory firm MPR Group. Prime is increasing its stake in MPR from 40% to 93% through the issue ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2016
... 2007," noted the report as it warned that "worried investors are likely to demand even higher interest rates before purchasing new debt." While the report was not a direct swipe at Australia's poor culture of fiscal discipline, the report nevertheless ...

Australia ranks sixth in global pension survey

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016
... for finances in retirement, with government indebtedness and low inflation rates highlighted as a positive for the purchasing power of retirees. The report highlighted Australia's generous social security benefits as an 'achilles heel' because of their ...

Lifeplan portal puts investors first

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2016
... investors - today's tech savvy generation of investors is looking for a convenient and secure digital experience when purchasing new products and maintaining online accounts. "The Lifeplan investor portal has been developed in response to adviser and ...

NZ Super appoints two board members

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2016
... goals for its private-equity style investment in Z Energy. The NZ Super Fund initially invested NZ$209.8 million in purchasing Z Energy, alongside Infratil, in 2010. The NZ Super Fund has now received more than NZ$1 billion in proceeds from the inves ...

Group risk business climbs as individual sales fall

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2016
The latest DEXX&R research suggests in-force group business is on the rise while fewer consumers are purchasing individual products. The DEXX&R Life Analysis Report shows that sales of lump sum risk products fell in the March 2016 quarter to $271 million ...

More numerate less likely to open SMSF

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016
... individual equities. Those thinking about starting an SMSF did not consider TTR as highly, replacing it with the idea of purchasing property. Thorp said people not wishing to start an SMSF "are happy with their current fund, regard themselves as having ...

Market confidence marches in March

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2016
... overview of the global manufacturing and services sectors. It is based on non-opinion based monthly surveys of over 16,000 purchasing executives from 32 of the world's top economies, including the U.S., Japan, Germany, France and China which together ...

DomaCom starts bookbuild for LGBTI retirement village

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2016
... the DomaCom model to a number of vastly different projects from this one at Ballan to crowdfunding Kidman Station, purchasing student accommodation, car parks, established residential properties and specialist residential and commercial properties."