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Boring but the trend is our friend

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2017
The world of financial markets and tea-leaves reading would be a boring place if not for "seasonality adjusted" estimates of economic statistics, especially ones that go up one month and down the next and/or beat expectations one month and disappoint ...

Happier euro consumers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2017
Don't worry, be happy. Preliminary estimates show that the Directorate General for Economic and Financial Affairs (DG ECFIN) consumer confidence indicator for the euro area improved to a reading of -4.9 in January from -5.1 in the previous month. While ...

China's inflation off target

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JAN 2017
China's consumer price inflation eased to 2.1% in the year to December from 2.3% in the previous month. This is below Beijing's target of 3.0% and less than market expectations for a 2.3% increase - sparked by four consecutive months of rising producer ...

Super changes spark engagement

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 10 JAN 2017
The Federal Government's rollout of the biggest changes to superannuation in more than a decade is seeing financial advisers and investors pay increased attention to portfolio management. At the investor end of the spectrum, Colonial First State is ...

Will 2017 be a mirror image of 2016?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 JAN 2017
... Then there's the surging US dollar -- that slows US economic growth and plays into Trump's protectionist' stance that could spark a trade war, notably with China. And yes, there's China too, which itself, is currently trying to contain capital outflows ...

The year that was and the year that will be

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 DEC 2016
... dollar. The yuan has fallen by 6.7% this year to date. While good for the Chinese economy, a disorderly depreciation could spark a disorderly capital outflow - one that's now beginning to show in China's bond market. Chinese regulators stopped bond market ...

ME grows tech capabilities via partnership

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2016
... confidence that ME has shown by selecting Capgemini. We are committed to bring the change in the way we engage with ME, to spark innovation in technology and to assist ME to have the readiness to embrace the disruption in today's highly competitive market." ...

Super and innovation: a glass half full

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2016
Innovation Australia chairman Bill Ferris holds a "glass half full" view on the superannuation industry's contribution to technological advancement across the country. Ferris said superannuation funds are buying in to the discussion and narrative about ...

Sell everything (again?)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2016
In a week punctuated by disappointing key stats from the world's major economies, something strange in our neighbourhood happened... Wall Street produced a trifecta. The Dow, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq all closed at record highs on the 11th of August ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2016
Brexit concerns push hedge funds to A$4tr Global hedge fund capital increased to A$4 trillion in the second quarter of this year, according to Hedge Funds Research. The surge, sparked by Brexit concerns, was the third highest hedge fund FUM tally on ...