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Yuan stable (for now)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2015
... as it was) as a natural consequence of concerns over China's slowing growth and the government's goal of letting market forces determine the yuan's value. Nevertheless, the PBOC assuaged these fears at the meeting and quickly followed up with a statement ...

Australia: which way now?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2015
... information were consistent with the momentum in consumption growth being sustained." Perhaps, better. "Members noted that labour market conditions had been a little better than expected over the previous few months, although spare capacity still remained". ...

SDI products drive retail FUM growth

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2015
... Newer styles of products aimed at self-directed investors (SDI) may account for a small share of the retail investment market but they represent a much larger share of market growth. These product styles include managed accounts and their separately ...

Investor sentiment shifting overseas

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015
... especially vulnerable due to its heavy reliance on the financial sector. "Financials being 40% of the Australian equity market mean that if that sector comes under review it will hit the market more broadly," said Minack. Minack said one irony is that ...

Consumers need super default safety net: ISA

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2015
... Australia (ISA) said. The body representing some industry super funds argued that efforts to deploy competitive market forces in superannuation "have led to perverse outcomes." "Workers whose superannuation contributions were placed in workplace default ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2015
The Australian share market has opened lower following a weak lead from United States markets and concerns about global growth. In early trading, the big miners were mixed and the major banks were lower. IG market strategist Stan Shamu said global forces ...

Surging group premiums push insurer inflows up 12.9 pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2015
... Plan For Life for the 12 months to September 2014. According to the researcher, the top three insurers by premium inflow market share are TAL, AMP and AIA which together control 43% of the market. Two years ago they controlled 40%. However, while TAL ...

NZ Super and Infratil buy RetireAustralia

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2015
... Australia and Queensland and over 3,700 independent living units and apartments, the business has the potential to become the market leader in the retirement living sector." Bogoievski added that RetireAustralia is led by an experienced management team ...

Oil slide, CEO pay and that "income recession"

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2014
... predict where prices are headed in the very short-term, especially not when pricing is dictated by a cartel and not pure market fundamentals. Or on the flipside, prices could ramp up just as quickly if and when speculation of more stimuli from China ...

REST announces JV with US property developer

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2014
REST Industry Super has joined forces with US residential property manager and developer Greystar Real Estate Partners, in a move to increase its exposure to residential developments in the United States. The ten year joint venture means REST will be ...