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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2016
... previous month's 8.9% increase, driven by a 10.8% drop in multi-unit purchases and a 3.0% decline in sales of detached houses. According to HIA, "The trend in new home sales reiterates that the peak for the cycle has passed, but the descent we're now ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2016
... diminishes workers' bargaining power in wage hike negotiations. China new house prices The average price of newly built houses in 70 Chinese cities went up by 6.2% in the year to April, up from 4.9% in the previous month and marks the seventh straight ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2016
... "other vehicles" grew by 5.2% but sports utility sales declined by 0.3%. China new house prices The average price of new houses in China's 70 medium and large cities went up by 4.9% in the year to March, the fastest pace since May 2014 and an acceleration ...

Cash top of mind for investors

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2016
... focus on the long-term, cash, domestic market and real estate highlights that investors' are looking at investment safe-houses and should be fully diversified across their portfolios." For the first time the survey also included millennials (those aged ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2016
... increased by 3.1% in February, recovering from a 6.6% drop in the previous month, with approvals for "dwellings excluding houses" rising by 7.7% over the month and those for "houses" falling by 1.0%. Tasmania (up 24.0%), New South Wales (up 14.4%) and ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2016
... annual growth in credit to the housing sector (from 11.0% last May), just as the RBA wanted. Credit for owner-occupied houses gained 7.1% year-on-year in February. Personal credit dipped by 0.1% in February and down 0.3% over the year. AiG performance ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2016
US existing home sales The National Association of Realtors reported that total sales of previously owned houses dropped by 7.1% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.08 million units in February - more than double consensus expectations for a 3.0% ...

Legg Mason Brandywine gets nod from Zenith

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2016
... value proposition. We are delighted that our Fund has received the highest rating from one of Australia's leading research houses." The Legg Mason Brandywine Global Opportunistic Fixed Income trust is available on BT, AMP, IOOF, MLC, Navigator, netwealth ...

Industry fund doubles investment team

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2016
... markets, regulatory change and managing for positive retirement outcomes. "The model is unique in that the investment team houses traditional investment activities, as well as investment operations and retirement outcome research," Bell said. "This creates ...

Pan-Tribal appoints head of business operations

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2016
... in February 2015, Angliss will oversee third-party partnerships and relationships with regulators, licensees, research houses and platforms. "Sarah has a diverse background and strong understanding of investments, superannuation, and industry trends. ...