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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2016
... South Korean GDP South Korea's economic growth slowed to 0.4% in the first quarter of this year - nearly half the December quarter's 0.7% pace - on the back of weakness in capital spending (down 5.9% in the first quarter), exports (down 1.7%) and private ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2016
... low 2.25%. The core inflation rate stood at 0.42% in the year to the March quarter after a flat reading in the December quarter. Singapore trade balance A decline in Singapore's trade surplus provided almost immediate justification for the Monetary Authority ...

Look up in the sky, it's the yen

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2016
... consensus expectations for a reading of 9. The large non-manufacturing index fell to a reading of 22 from 25 in the December quarter. Indices for small manufacturing and non-manufacturing enterprises also deteriorated in the March quarter. This is in ...

Alternative mandates eclipse equities

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2016
... latest Mandate Chaser report, the assets classes of bonds/cash and property also saw mandate growth during the December quarter - bucking trends past. The findings shed light on the investment priorities among Australian institutional investors. Last ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2016
... been contracting in each of the past four quarters of last year. Real GDP dropped by 5.9% in the year to the December quarter - the biggest decline on record - that followed a 4.5% contraction in the third quarter. Continued pessimism among Brazilian ...

SMSFs winning over younger Australians

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2016
SMSFs appear to be gaining more traction with younger people with the latest data from the ATO showing 43% of new SMSFs are established by members younger than 45, whilst 25% of new funds are set up by members older than 55 as they approach retirement. ...

Platforms rise by $51.4bn in 2015

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2016
... 2015, now standing at more than $672 billion. Plan for Life said masterfunds climbed $31.2 billion or 4.9% in the December quarter on the back of "positive, if at times wobbly, investment markets supported by unprecedented stimulatory low interest rates." ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2016
... index Residential property prices in Australia's eight capital cities (weighted average) increased by 0.2% in the December quarter. Though still higher than market expectations for 0% growth, the fourth quarter growth rate represents a significant slowing ...

Retail managed funds rose strongly in 2015

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016
... conditions are at present." Gross inflows for 2015 totalled $158.0 billion, down 10.4% on the 2014 total. During the December quarter inflows were 8.3% lower than those reported in the corresponding September quarter. All leading companies reported increases ...

RBNZ cuts rates, biased towards further easing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2016
... Zealand's annual headline inflation rate has fallen from a high of 1.6% in the June 2014 quarter to just 0.1% in the December quarter of last year. As RBNZ Governor Graeme Wheeler stated, "While long-run inflation expectations are well-anchored at 2 ...