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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016
... indications are mixed with input prices down by 3.8 points but remains at a strong 62.5 reading in November - the recent spike in crude oil prices (following the OPEC deal) would put upward pressure if it persists. Selling prices climbed into expansion ...

Trump is heaven's gift to central banks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016
... better sales and profits begets higher stock prices begets wealth effect... But the bond market is worried, underscored by spike in US 10-year bond yields to 2.2% -- the highest level in 10 months. The bond market is worried about rising inflation, and ...

The $25 trillion decision US voters have to make

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2016
There is no shortage of commentary on the likely impact of a Clinton or Trump victory on global markets. Ahead of the election results announcement, Financial Standard selects some of the most quotable quotes and the latest insights affecting Australian ...

Dark pools effective at reducing volatility spikes: Liquidnet

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2016
Liquidnet research has shown that volatility of securities is reduced by over 103% in the minute before a block trade when using the firm's anonymous dark pool. The Liquidnet Block Study examined roughly 32,000 block trades - that is, trades executed ...

Returning Fed hike expectations could be flattened by yield curve

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2016
... much, much more than even the highest forecast for a 235,000 gain. The VIX index has fallen by 49% from the Brexit-induced spike that sent it to a four-month high of 25.76. Although contrary to Fed chair Janet Yellen's expectations for an upward revision ...

Negative interest rates drive spike in safe sales

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2016
Giant global banks and consumers alike have found old fashioned solutions to the unusual problem of having to pay institutions to hold their cash deposits - safes, vaults and strongrooms are back in vogue. Japanese hardware stores report demand for ...

Insto oligopoly stifling advice M&A activity

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2016
... financial advice sector where six very large institutions control 85% of licensees," he said. "However, recently I have seen a spike in enquiries from planners looking to purchase books of clients outside of their institutions because the pricing and ...

Boomers driving interest in PAFs

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2016
... Fausto Pastro, a director at accountant and advisory firm William Buck, said: "In the past 12 months we have witnessed a spike in enquiries regarding the establishment of private ancillary funds. Baby boomers selling businesses have predominantly driven ...

Sunsuper overhauls TPD cover

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2016
... rates by about 30%, and partially offset by an approximate 15% increase in death rates. The increase death rates are from a spike in death claims at the fund and across the entire industry during 2015. If Sunsuper didn't introduce TPD Assist, combined ...

Clients asking planners for margin loans

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2016
Almost a third of planners (31%) who recommended a margin loan in 2015 said the loan was instigated by the client, according to new research by Investment Trends, up from 21% in 2014. In its eleventh year, the 2015 Margin Lending Planner Report is an ...