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Chief economist update: Another five minutes of retail sunshine?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018
... three times the 0.2% pick-up reported in the previous month and double market expectations for a 0.3% increase and is the fastest since the 1.3% recorded in November last year. A fantastic set of numbers, don't you think. Then again, just as November ...

Less than half of all super funds are gaining new members

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018
... net new membership. Reinforcing the growing dominance of not-for-profit super funds, they accounted for seven of the 10 fastest growing super funds by net membership growth. Retail funds accounted for the remaining three. However, measured by percentage ...

Natixis unveils ESG global equities fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2018
... mitigates risk," Hambly said. Natixis APAC head Fabrice Chemouny has previously said the region is expected to among the fastest growing market for asset management in the coming years. Last month, it appointed a new Sydney-based director of insto sales ...

SMSFs continue to break with tradition

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2018
... increased investment in A2 Milk and Bubs Australia saw the food and beverage sector soar in value by 86%, becoming the fastest growing sector for SMSFs. Taking on greater risk in the hope of achieving higher returns, Evans said the strength in mid-cap ...

Australia ticks boxes for ultra-high-net-worth individuals

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2018
... top-quality management, significant energy and environmental diversification potential and convenient access to the world's fastest-growing food market, it said. Locally, the number of ultra-wealthy Australians, those with US$50 million or more, rose ...

Global asset manager rebrands

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2018
... structure. Closer to home, Natixis' head of Asia Pacific Fabrice Chemouny said APAC is widely expected to be one of the fastest growing global markets for asset management over the coming years, forming a cornerstone of the firm's plans for strategic ...

Advisers reckoning with direct risk sales growth: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2018
... premiums (42%) over the last decade, followed by income protection (27%), trauma (14%) and TPD (10%). TPD recorded the fastest-growing segment, 8.1% over the past 10 years and 13.8% year-on-year. Stepped premiums dominated at 93.7% market share, while ...

Stellar growth for industry funds: APRA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2018
... growth, increasing by 7.5% to $721 billion. Willis Towers Watson research shows Australia's superannuation market is the fastest growing among other major pension systems around the globe. Australia's superannuation assets grew 12.1% over the last 20 ...

Chief economist update: The key to ECB taper

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2018
... of Draghi's words. The statistics are there for all to see. The economy expanded by 2.5% for the full-year 2017 - the fastest growth rate in 10 years. The unemployment rate has fallen from 9.6% in January 2017 to 8.7% by December last year - the lowest ...

Chief economist update: Inflation isn't such a lonely word

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2018
... already strong 0.6% increase. This followed an upwardly revised 0.2% (from 0.1%) increase in the previous month and is the fastest monthly advance since 1.2% in the month of May in 2016. The year-on-year rate accelerated from 3.2% to 3.6%. Now that we've ...