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Chief economist update: The real growth in wages

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2018
It's certainly welcomed but nothing to write home about. I speak about the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) Wage Price Index (WPI) report that revealed growth in total wages accelerated to 2.1% in the December quarter from 2% in the previous quarter. ...

Vertically aligned institutions pay $21.4m compensation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2018
ASIC said clients of the big four banks and AMP who received non-compliant financial advice will be compensated a further $21.4 million. This adds to the $30 million compensation bill ASIC announced in March 2017 after it investigated how large institutions ...

Chief economist update: Wagering on wages

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2018
Australians, all, will find out if overall wages in the domestic economy has run faster, slower or continue to mark time when the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) releases its Wage Price Index report for the December 2017 quarter today. Consensus ...

WAM calls to remove Aurora as RE of listed trust

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2018
Wilson Asset Management submitted a request for an extraordinary general meeting to remove Aurora Funds Management as the responsible entity of an ASX-listed trust. Before calling for the meeting, WAM also lodged a redemption request for all of the ...

Chief economist update: The dog ate my growth target

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2018
... 2017. The details reveal sharp increases in both corporate lending - up to CNY1.78 trillion from CNY243.2 billion in December - and household loans - up to CNY901.6 billion from CNY329.4 billion. Is China letting liquidity loose again for fear of growing ...

Premium China creates chief executive role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2018
The former chief executive of Premium Wealth Management and head of advice at Australian Unity will lead Premium China Funds Management. In a newly-created role for the fund manager, Paul Harding-Davis has been appointed as chief executive. He is charged ...

Best interest duty failures lead to EU

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2018
The director of a financial services firm is excluded from the industry for five years after failing to comply with best interests obligations when consolidating clients' superannuation. ASIC has accepted an enforceable undertaking from David Orth ...

Chief economist update: Inflation isn't such a lonely word

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2018
Wall Street recovered just as quickly as it corrected - selling and then buying on rising inflation expectations. The S&P 500 index closed 4.3% up at the close of the trading week ending 16 February, partly reversing the previous week's 5.2% loss but ...

Chief economist update: The yen's on the up and up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018
Instead of reversing, the yen continued to climb after Japan's Cabinet Office released the country's National Accounts showing that economic growth slowed to an annualised rate of 0.5% in the December quarter from 2.2% in the previous three-month period. ...

Suncorp reviews options for life insurance business

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2018
Suncorp Group is considering all the possible options, including a potential sale of its life insurance business despite a 56% surge in underlying after-tax profit to $39 million reported in its latest financial results. The life insurance arm's strong ...