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Chief economist update: Forget asking for a pay rise

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2018

It's good and...it's bad. The statistician's estimates of the Australian labour market for April provide something to crow about for the optimists and the pessimists alike. As the bulls would have it (that includes the Coalition government ...

Chief economist update: Onwards and downwards to a recession?

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2018

Now look at what you've done. It's over! Japan's eight consecutive quarters of expansion is no more. Preliminary estimates show the country's real GDP contracted by 0.2% in the March quarter, more than reversing the 0.1% gain in the ...

Chief economist update: Stuck in the very slow lane

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2018

Now we know. Growth in Australian wages remained stuck cruising at a low altitude of 2.1% in the March 2018 quarter, unchanged from the previous quarter and the quarter before that. Take these annual growth rates to two decimal places and we find that ...

Perpetual appoints new GM

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2018

Perpetual Corporate Trust appointed a new general manager, managed funds services. General manager, management services Vicki Riggio has been promoted to the role, taking on responsibility for custody, wholesale trustee and responsible entity services. ...

Chief economist update: All Ords rising

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2018

Six index points or 0.1% is all the All Ordinaries index needs to add to by the close of today's trading activity and it would match the decade-high (January 2008) closing level of 6241.46 points recorded on January 9 this year. As at yesterday's ...

Chief economist update: New RBNZ Governor maintains old policy

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 14 MAY 2018

The prevailing global dynamics of tight labour markets and low inflation is not the sole purview of big developed economies. It's happening in the US - the biggest economy in the world (US$18.6 trillion in 2016, according to World Bank estimates) ...

BlackRock confirms iShares delisting timetable

KANIKA SOOD | FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2018

BlackRock has laid out options for iShares ETF investors to liquidate their holdings, reconfirming it will suspend the trading of five products from the ASX in about a month. On May 3, BlackRock said it was pulling five iShares products from the Australian ...

Chief economist update: BOE fails market expectations

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2018

... The slowing trend in growth in consumer prices has made it less pressing. Headline CPI declined to 2.5% in the year to March - the slowest since March 2017 - from 2.7% in the previous month. Similarly, the core inflation rate slowed to a one-year low ...

Pendal sees 70% boost in performance fees

ALEX BURKE | THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2018

Pendal Group, formerly BT Investment Management, heralded a 70% boost in performance fee revenue in the six months to March 31. This represents $47.6 million in performance fees, along with an 18% boost in base management fee revenue to $247.9 million ...

Contango LIC slashes cash allocation after acquisition

KANIKA SOOD | THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2018

Contango Asset Management is reducing the cash allocation in its listed income fund, aiming to have 95% of its net tangible assets fully invested. For the past 12 to 18 months, the $100 million Contango Income Generator listed investment company (CIE) ...

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Treasury responds to Debelle's review into the AOFM

KARREN VERGARA

Treasury has responded to the Guy Debelle-led review into the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM), agreeing to all six recommendations.

Bravura ups guidance, reports earnings increase

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Bravura Solutions informed investors cost discipline will protect its full year earnings result after a client migrated to a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) early in the year.

MaxCap hires from Vanguard, AustralianSuper

MATTHEW WAI

MaxCap has welcomed two senior directors, including a portfolio manager from Australia's largest super fund, reporting to the recently named chief executive Kylie Robb.

Zenith snags mandate from Granite Bay

MATTHEW WAI

Granite Bay Private Wealth has selected Zenith Investment Partners to support their investment governance and due diligence.

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