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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2016
... for a mere 0.4% dip. The latest figure takes the year-on-year rate of change in existing home sales down to minus 1.6% in July - the first negative annual rate since November last year - after rising by 3.0% in the previous month. The median price of ...

MLC extends Rio Tinto insurance partnership

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2016
Members in the accumulation division of the Rio Tinto Staff Superannuation Fund (RTSSF) were recently moved to new insurance arrangements following MLC winning a market tender. The accumulation division was previously under self-insurance arrangements ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2016
... subdued: the rate of increase in input prices was the slowest in four months; average selling prices fell at a faster rate in July "continuing the trend of falling prices seen over much of the past five years". Markit/Nikkei flash Japan manufacturing ...

ASIC cancels 133 SMSF auditor registrations

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2016
ASIC has cancelled the registration of 133 approved self-managed superannuation fund auditors who failed to lodge their annual statements. The cancellation follows a final warning issued on 28 July to 185 approved SMSF auditors which had outstanding ...

AB fund added to three platforms

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2016
Global asset manager AllianceBernstein (AB) has had its AB Global Equities Fund added to three investment platforms, following strong endorsement from Lonsec. Since its inclusion in the Lonsec model portfolio, the fund has been added to the BT Wrap ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2016
Australia demographics The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) latest "Population by Age and Sex, Regions of Australia, 2015" report showed the changes in the country's population dynamics over the past five years. Among the report's key findings ...

Read the data not the Fed's lips

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2016
Yes, no, maybe, I don't know. Sit down, buckle up and hang on Virginia for we're heading into the 'Hole' - Jackson Hole, that is. There'll be to-ing and fro-ing aplenty leading up to Janet's homily at 'The Hole' this coming Thursday and Friday and perhaps ...

ESSSuper appoints new CFO

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2016
Victorian-based Emergency Services and State Super (ESSSuper) recently appointed a new chief financial officer and a new board member. Joining the $24 billion fund from July in the role is Paul Healey. He brings more than 20 years' experience in senior ...

Global ETPs see strong inflows

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2016
Global exchange traded products (ETPs) recorded their best monthly flows since December 2014, according to BlackRock's July ETP Landscape Report. The world's largest asset manager reported global ETP flows of $55.2 billion for the six months to end ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2016
... was good, but not as good as the headline numbers suggests. Australian businesses hired an additional 26,200 workers in July - more than market expectations for an increase of 10,000 and the biggest monthly rise since the "questionable" 72,400 addition ...