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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2016
... 5.7% in November, the highest rate since August this year and was more than expectations for an unchanged reading (from October) of 5.6%. However, this is due to the rise in the participation rate to 64.6% (also the highest since August) from 64.4% in ...

The good and the bad in the Fed rate hike

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2016
... as in negative 0.5% GDP growth in the third quarter - to the fourth quarter. Business conditions have deteriorated in October and November and so has consumer confidence - down in November and December -- which has slumped to its lowest level since April ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2016
... Australia's business confidence and conditions. Business confidence increased to a reading of 5 in November (from 4 in October) but business conditions eased for a second straight month to 5 last month from 7 in October and 8 in September. Declines in ...

Fiducian expands in to New Zealand

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2016
... this decision is the encouraging reception received by managing director Indy Singh upon his recent visit to Auckland in October," Coplestone said. Fiducian currently holds a total of $4.9 billion in funds under management, administration and advice. ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2016
... frenzy. Vehicle sales in China jumped by 17.1% to a record 2.94 units in the year to November following growth of 19.3% in October and 26.6% in September. Purchases of all vehicle types increased: passenger cars (up 17.2%); SUVs (up 41.5%); multipurpose ...

Leadership shuffle at State Super

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2016
... general manager for member engagement. Siratkov was previously general manager of member services, having joined the fund on October 2013. Meanwhile, Jag Narayan has been reappointed as chief risk officer and audit executive. Confirming the executive ...

Equity Trustees flags acquisition

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2016
... billion. Currie's appointment followed a management shakeup at EQT's corporate trustees services team in September and October, with the goal of "more clearly [defining] management of the businesses within trustee and wealth services (TWS) and [simplifying] ...

The Fed lady and the Trump

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2016
... but it's bound to get there. The Fed's favoured inflation measure - the core PCE price index - accelerated to 1.74% in October from 1.69% in September (it was at 1.34% (October 2015) when the Fed announced lift-off in December last year). More telling ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2016
... growth, a widening of the country's trade deficit, that is. Australia's trade deficit rose by 21.3% to A$1.54 billion in October from A$1.27 billion in the previous month. This is larger than the expected A$0.8 billion trade gap and driven by a larger ...

Link executive joins Moneysoft

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2016
... growth by opening a range of new strategic opportunities," Malekas commented. Link Group took a stake in Moneysoft in October with a goal to design a range of new tools to assist super fund members in better managing their wealth.