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December moves

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015
... constitute a temporary hit on the economy? Well, it's back in recession now. Recent data flows aren't encouraging either. Retail sales have been decelerating - minus 0.2% in the year to September - so is industrial production - minus 0.7% over the same ...

Paris adds to the "why nots" for a December lift-off

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2015
... since July 2009. However, it appears that increased hiring is not translating into higher retail spending - headline retail sales slowed to 1.7% in the year to October from 2.4% in the previous month; core retail sales (excluding gas and autos) eased ...

China should have hardlanded

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2015
... 2.6%, significantly slower than the 12.5% rate recorded in the first nine months of 2014. Into domestic consumption. Retail sales increased by a stronger-than-guessed 10.9% in the year to September - the fastest pace in nine months -- from 10.8% the ...

Challenger annuity sales grow 12 per cent

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015
... compared to the same period last year. Annuity sales in the three months to 30 September 2015 totaled $884 million, with retail sales accounting for about 80%. In a statement to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), Challenger chief executive Brian ...

WBC rate lift pressures RBA rate cut

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2015
... where recent survey and data flow - weaker than expected employment and inflation and lately, lower than expected retail sales and negative PPI inflation and the Beige Book reporting only 3 of 12 districts depicting growth as "moderate" with two reporting ...

AB appoints regional manager

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2015
... Aviva/MLC. He has also held roles at Victoria Teachers Credit Union and ANZ. At AB, Nguyen will report to AB national retail sales manager Ben Moore. "We're delighted that Stephen is joining us at such an exciting time, when our Australian retail strategy ...

Asia: Between fortune and fate

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2015
... consumer-oriented markets are mobile phones, internet connection and electronic trading. At the moment, 10% of all retail sales in China are done online and the number is expected to increase over the next years. "People are missing how Asia has changed. ...

Australia: which way now?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2015
... as they had been for some time. Consumption growth had picked up a little since 2013 and the most recent data on retail sales and liaison information were consistent with the momentum in consumption growth being sustained." Perhaps, better. "Members ...

Challenger's $300m profit and new product

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2015
... 12 months to June 2015. Total Challenger Life (annuities) sales reached a record $3.7 billion, up 9% on last year. Retail sales made up more than three-quarters of the final figure. The funds management arm comprised of Challenger Investment Partners ...

Zurich expands life risk team

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2015
... formerly held other senior positions at Zurich. Commenting on their appointments, Zurich Life and Investments head of retail sales Kristine Brooks said, "Zurich's Life and Investments business has been on a sustained growth trajectory over the last few ...

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