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Locked in

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2016
... from the advance estimate of 2.9% and 1.4% in the second quarter. This is the fastest growth rate since the September quarter of 2014. US corporate profits (with inventory valuation and capital consumption adjustments) surged by 6.6% in the September ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016
... Statistics' (ABS) report on business investment shows actual private new capital expenditure drop by 4.0% in the September quarter. While worse than market expectations for a 2.5% fall, the third quarter figure represents an improvement from the quarterly ...

MySuper lifecycle funds lead the pack

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2016
... position in the highly competitive superannuation marketplace, especially through lifecycle funds. Rainmaker's September quarter MySuper report, released this week, shows assets in MySuper lifecycle funds have grown 18% in the past 12 months, once again ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2016
... of 3.2% from the advance estimate of 2.9% and 1.4% in the second quarter. The fastest growth rate since the September quarter of 2014 (5.0%) was driven by higher contributions from consumer spending (1.89 percentage points from 1.47) and net exports ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016
... reports that the managed funds industry saw a 2.2% increase in funds under management to A$2,774.5 billion in the September quarter from A$2,715.5 billion in the June quarter. According to the ABS, "The main valuation effects that occurred during the ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2016
... Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reports that the value of total construction work done fell by 4.9% in the September quarter following a 3.1% decline in the previous quarter. This is significantly lower than market expectations for a decrease of ...

Super assets up despite contributions dip

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2016
... billion has been paid out in the last 12 months. Elsewhere, net contribution flows totaled $5.3 billion in the September quarter - a drop of $7.6 billion (30.4%) year on year. Overall, net contributions for the year ending September 2016 were $31.7 billion. ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2016
... growth rate since the June quarter of last year and lower than market expectations for a 0.7% increase. The September quarter's growth was driven by increases in private consumption (up 3.5%); business investment (up 1.4%) and public fixed capital formation ...

Life insurance revenues down

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2016
... twelve months, as demonstrated by APRA's latest life insurance performance statistics. APRA's report for the September quarter shows total assets fell from $293.5 billion to $225.5 billion, with the regulator attributing the decline in most part to MLC ...

Smart beta performs in Aussie equities

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2016
... over the past year were smart beta strategies, a new Rainmaker report shows. Rainmaker's ETP Report for the September quarter shows a wide range of outcomes in the past 12 months but what becomes clear is that while innovation and a coherent investment ...