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Australian investors retreating to domestic assets

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2016
... inflows into Australian equity ETPs as compared to their global equity counterparts ($191 million versus $101 million) in October. Gold bullion and gold miners ETPs attracted more than $12 million in the same month. VanEck Australia managing director ...

Charter Hall reduces commitment to Long Wale REIT

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2016
... its Long WALE REIT, Charter Hall has re-launched it on the ASX with a reduced equity interest. Charter Hall announced on October 27 that institutional and broker firm offers had been fully underwritten. Adding that there has been strong demand from retail ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2016
... sentiment" is how ANZ's head of Australian economics Felicity Emmett described the 1.0% rebound in total job advertisements in October from the 0.3% fall in the previous month. The latest figure takes the annual growth in job ads up to 5.2% from 3.8%% ...

Clinton or Trump or bust?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2016
... the world. While the latest US non-farm payrolls report showed that employment increased by a less than expected 161K in October, upward revisions in in August and September added a total of 44K more jobs in these two months... and the unemployment rate ...

Grant Samuel sells 80pct stake in GSFM

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016
... global markets." CI is a diversified wealth management firm with assets under management of CAD$112.2 billion as of 31 October 2016. Based in Toronto, it offers a wide range of investment products and services, including a broad selection of portfolio ...

New life insurance standards for super

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2016
... build on the Group Insurance Statement of Intent, outcomes from a roundtable of key stakeholders held in Canberra on 10 October and the Life Insurance Code of Practice.

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2016
... construction PMI The Markit/CIPS UK construction PMI rose to its best level since March this year, up to a reading of 52.6 in October from 52.3 in the previous month and beating market expectations for an easing to 51.8, driven by strong expansion in ...

IRESS appoints retirement incomes chair

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2016
... chair. David Orford takes on the role having been chair of Financial Synergy, whose acquisition by IRESS was completed on October 31. Orford founded Financial Synergy in 1976, having previously been an actuary at Adriatic Life. In a memo to Financial ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2016
... Industry Group's (AiG) performance of manufacturing index bounced back into expansion territory with a reading of 50.9 in October after two months of contraction (below 50) - 46.9 in August 49.8 in September. This was the highest reading since the 56.4 ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2016
... quarter. It's the same story for inflation with the flash estimate for the core measure coming in at 0.8% in the year to October, the same gains recorded in August and September. The headline CPI inflation rate accelerated slightly to 0.5% in October ...