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Prospectus lodged for ethically screened LIC

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 13 MAR 2017
... Among the initial investors, Westpac will be using its fund incubation business Ascalon Capital Managers, which owns one third of Morphic, to invest $5 million in the IPO. LIC pioneer Geoff Wilson will also invest $1.1 million and will be introducing ...

No other way but up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 MAR 2017
... ides of March (15th of March), the US Federal Reserve is sure to announce its first interest rate hike this year and the third in the current cycle. Friday night's much stronger than expected US non-farm payrolls for February, that followed the reported ...

Low-flation at the core

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017
... real GDP increased by 0.4%, quarter on quarter, in the fourth quarter of 2016, following a similar pace of growth in the third quarter. Incoming data, notably survey results, increase our confidence that the ongoing economic expansion will continue to ...

Women-led super funds outperform, so why so few leaders

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2017
... other funds, as first observed in 2015. In 2016 the results were that half these funds outperformed compared to only one third of male-led funds that outperformed. The one year performance difference in a year that delivered low returns was a gap of ...

What a drag

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2017
... (expectations were for a 0.7% gain), that took the annual growth rate in the domestic economy up to 2.4% from 1.9% in the third quarter and bringing the domestic economy back at the top of charts relative to major developed economies. Using the same ...

Good credit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2017
... the year to January from 2.0% in the previous month. This is the fastest annual rate of increase since May 2011 and the third consecutive month of strengthening credit growth. Credit to non-financial corporations increased by 2.3% in the year to January ...

Australia winning silver in APAC fintech race

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2017
... of Japanese respondents said they were "fully harnessing" data and analytics in their decision-making processes. About a third (30%) of Australian respondents and 22% of Chinese/Hong Kong-based respondents were doing the same thing. "Digital transformation ...

A good set of numbers (almost)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2017
... the bulk of corporate expenses. Wages and salaries declined by 0.5% in the December quarter after growth of 0.7% in the third quarter. The annual growth in wages and salaries slowed to 1.0% in Q4 2016 from 2.5% in Q3, 2.4% in Q2 and 3.4% in Q1. It appears ...

Confusion reigns in super and life insurance: CHOICE

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2017
Australians are missing out on thousands in retirement savings due to confusing superannuation products according to consumer advocacy group CHOICE. In their submission to the Parliamentary Inquiry into the Life Insurance Industry in Sydney and Melbourne ...

Women in Super launch 2017 scholarships

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2017
Applications for the third annual Women in Super and AGSM@UNSW Business School scholarship program are now open. The scholarship provides members of the Women in Super NSW chapter with the opportunity to attend one of the Australian Graduate School ...