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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2016
... Empire State manufacturing survey Manufacturing in the New York State started the fourth quarter of 2016 like it did the third quarter - weak or even weaker. This is the latest indication from the Empire State manufacturing index which dropped to a reading ...

AMP Capital acquires stake in desalination plant

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2016
... independent source of drinking water and is capable of supplying up to 150 billion litres of water a year, which is about one third of Melbourne's annual water consumption. Overall the project is a $3.5 billion capital investment between the Victorian ...

Super reforms finalised by year's end

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2016
... the government's wave of superannuation reforms will be introduced to parliament by the end of 2016. Morrison released the third tranche of reforms on Friday and said the legislative amendments better target superannuation tax concessions. The latest ...

Professional standards legislation reaches parliament

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2016
... the education and development requirements for new and existing advisers. Professional associations and other independent third party monitoring bodies will be required to develop compliance schemes to monitor and enforce advisers' adherence to the code ...

Poll provides fresh defence against Royal Commission

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016
The Australian Bankers Association (ABA) has launched its latest defence against Labor's proposed Royal Commission, releasing new poll data that shows a fall in support for an inquiry. The poll, conducted by Galaxy between October 6-9, shows two thirds ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016
... maintained its expectations for a pick-up in machinery orders over the coming months. This is consistent with the BOJ's third quarter Tankan survey that showed big Japanese companies plan to lift capital spending by 4.6% in the fiscal year ending 30 ...

Doubts over Link bid for Pillar

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2016
... to be reluctant to purchase administration services from their competitors," Sims said. The SOI identifies Mercer as the third major provider, but says it lacks the demonstrated track record of servicing larger funds, while the likes of OneVue and smaller ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2016
... index of consumer sentiment improved to 102.4 in October, up by 1.1% from September's 101.4 reading. October's figure is the third straight month of improving sentiment after the index hit a three-month low of 99.1 in July. Westpac's press release notes ...

ASIC finds life claim rates wildly inconsistent

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2016
... reporting requirement for life insurers; second, that government strengthen the legal framework for claims handling; and third, that dispute resolution frameworks be similarly strengthened. While specific insurers were not identified, Kell said that ...

EM equities beating global indices: VanEck

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2016
Emerging market equities have outperformed global indices over 2016's third quarter after several years of underperformance, according to VanEck research. VanEck emerging markets equity portfolio manager David Semple explained that while EM has "generally ...