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ASIC to run rule over mortgage commissions

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2016
... points for each subsequent year of the loan. Brokers originated about $50 billion in new home loans during the September quarter last year, with an estimated commission income of around $300 million. Consumer groups have claimed that some mortgage brokers ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016
... 0.1% in the March quarter of this year following expansions of 0.9% in the December quarter and 1.8% in the September quarter.

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2016
... previous month. Taiwan's economy's currently in recession with real GDP contracting over the past three quarters: September quarter 2015 (-0.8 YOY), December quarter 2015 (-0.5%), March quarter 2016 (-0.8%).

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2016
... growth, the fourth quarter growth rate represents a significant slowing from the 2.0% quarterly growth rate in the September quarter and June's 4.7%. The year-on-year measure also showed signs of cooling with residential prices growth easing to 8.7% ...

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% ...

Retail managed funds rose strongly in 2015

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016
... 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 in their retail funds under management with some of the better performances recorded ...

Australian wages grow slowest on record but real is better

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2016
... decelerated to an annual rate of 2.0% in the fourth quarter of last year (also the slowest on record) from 2.1 in the September quarter. Public sector wages did the same, easing to 2.6% from 2.8%. The slowdown in wages growth could be attributed to below ...

Life insurance profits leap 31pct

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2016
... respectively. Life insurers' total revenue was $12.0 billion in the December quarter 2015, compared with the September quarter 2015 revenue of $1.9 billion. The quarterly outcome largely reflected higher investment revenue in the December quarter 2015 ...

SMSF borrowing triples in four years

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015
... estimates. The numbers also show establishment of self-managed superannuation funds slowed by more than 12% in the September quarter but year-on-year the number of SMSFs has grown more than 5%. In the five years to 2014-15, the number of SMSFs has grown ...

Modest rise in retirement living costs: ASFA

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2015
Retirees will welcome a modest rise in cost of living during the September quarter but retirement savings balances are still below par in order to live a comfortable lifestyle. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) released its ...