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Chief economist update: It'll hurt me more than it hurts you

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2019
... (est. 215K). New home sales fell 6.9% m/m to a 673K SAAR (est. 678K)." They went up and down, but the S&P 500 index has fallen by 2.1% since May 10 when the trade war reignited; the Nasdaq by 3.4% and the Russell 2000 index by 4.6% The decline in the ...

Beware: Zombie ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2019
... Zombie ETF research did not consider performance. Further, Australian ETFs' buy sell spreads and manager expense ratios have fallen in the six years to December 2018, which Dyall said stem from the network effect of more advisers using them. "I want ...

Life expectancy declining: KPMG

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2019
... mortality of UK retirees on defined benefit plans, the KPMG 2019 Pensions Accounting Survey found median life expectancy has fallen by 0.2 years for current pensioners and 0.1 years for future pensioners. A current pensioner aged 65 for example, is expected ...

Retirees to fall short: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2019
... factor to savings falling short of desirable levels has been a reduction in the average age of intending retirees, which has fallen from 62 years 12 months ago to 58 years currently. This obviously has the potential to reduce savings due to a shorter ...

AFCA changes could impact PI cover cost: FPA

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2019
... be an increase in claims arising in relation to legacy complaints," he said. "This may include complaints that may have fallen outside the jurisdiction of predecessor schemes as set in the terms of reference applicable at the time the conduct occurred ...

Chief economist update: AUD misdirection

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2019
... (AFR) printed that, "It's in a delicate situation. In terms of general direction, we're not surprised [prices have fallen]... That said, [the] downturn has been a bit bigger." This echoes HSBC currency strategist Tom Nash's rationale when ...

Chief economist update: Aussie property price falls become self-fulfilling

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2019
"It's in a delicate situation. In terms of general direction, we're not surprised [prices have fallen]... That said, [the] downturn has been a bit bigger." These were the Australian Financial Review's (AFR) quotable quotes from its exclusive ...

Cost of living fears rise: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2019
... Mitchell explained the CoreLogic Hedonic Home Value Index has revealed national dwelling values fell 0.6% over March and have fallen a cumulative 7.4% since October 2017, when they peaked. There are also clear gender disparities in the research. Almost ...

Chief economist update: Woe to the world

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2019
... activity - up 28% and 22.9% from their respective 2019 lows. What gives? What gave that the yield on 10-year US Treasuries has fallen below the 1-year T-note. Yes, Virginia, the US yield curve has inverted and history shows that this is almost always ...

Major US exchange to stop listing bitcoin

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2019
... near USD$17,000 when they launched in December 2017 and reached a height of almost USD$20,000. It is estimated prices have fallen by approximately 80% since then.