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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2016
... costs, purchase costs and final products prices - in the survey remained unchanged in the June quarter from the March quarter but retail prices fell by 0.2% in the June quarter after rising by 0.5% in the three-months ended March. These, along with the ...

Majority of Masterfunds see losses

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2016
... an internal transfer last quarter of $10.4 billion of previously unreported assets into Masterfunds. During the March quarter Masterfunds fell by $12.0 billion, or 18%, a fall Plan For Life attributes, in part, to "generally lacklustre performance on ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2016
... The weighted average of residential property prices in Australia's eight capital cities declined by 0.2% in the March quarter negating the 0.2% increase recorded in the previous quarter. The result is lower than market expectations for a 0.8% rise and ...

Challenger, AMP come out on top in difficult managed funds year

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2016
... quarter, according to Plan for Life research. On a quarterly basis, the wholesale funds sector fell 3% during the March quarter. Annually, the wholesale managed funds market comprised $799.6 billion, down 4.5% from the previous 12 months. Plan for Life ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2016
... the US labour market. Japan GDP The final estimate of Japan's real GDP showed the economy expanded by 0.5% in the March quarter - up from the preliminary estimate of 0.4% -- aided by stronger private consumption growth (revised to 0.6% from 0.5%) and ...

Australia on top

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2016
... The Australian equity market's reaction to the better-than-expected - heaps better - 1.1% quarterly expansion in March quarter real GDP is beginning to plant the seed of doubt in my psyche. Doubt that perhaps my next-door neighbour (and lately, my sister-in-law) ...

Group risk business climbs as individual sales fall

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2016
The latest DEXX&R research suggests in-force group business is on the rise while fewer consumers are purchasing individual products. The DEXX&R Life Analysis Report shows that sales of lump sum risk products fell in the March 2016 quarter to $271 million ...

Retirees face deflationary conundrum

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2016
... of single people and 30% of couples (aged over 65) are able to reach this standard of living. ASFA said for the March quarter the most significant price drops contributing to the decline in annual budgets were for petrol (-10%), fruit (-11.1%) and holiday ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2016
... Australia GDP Australia's economic growth accelerated in the first quarter of 2016. Real GDP expanded by 1.1% in the March quarter - up from the 0.7% increase recorded in the fourth quarter 2015 and significantly higher than market expectations for a ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2016
... Statistics' (ABS) "Business Indicators, Australia" report shows that gross operating profits dropped by 4.7% in the March quarter following a 2.8% drop in the fourth quarter of last year and disappointing even the low end of market expectations of 0 ...