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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2016
... 87.5 in May provide a more positive portend going forward. Now you see why the Empire State manufacturing survey disappointed big time. The Empire State manufacturing index dropped to a reading of minus 9.02 in May, sharp deterioration from the previous ...

Bank love affair with wealth management waning

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2016
... been embroiled in one scandal after another and as it struggles to meet both shareholder and customer demands, a number of big players are re-evaluating their commitment to wealth management. Unlike many international counterparts, Australian banks have ...

Super needs calm after budget shake-up: Vamos

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016
The $2 trillion superannuation industry's ultimate priority in the coming weeks will be to calm its members over what has been described as the biggest shake-up to super in more than a decade. Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia chief executive ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2016
US NFIB small business optimism The National Federation of Independent Business' (NFIB) small business optimism index increased to 93.6 in April, rebounding from the previous month's two-year low level of 92.6 and better than market expectations for ...

Financial services lend spotlight on nation's leading philanthropists

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2016
... Financial Standard said: "While we cannot make a direct comparison between the Australian and the US philanthropic sector, the big gap between the two means there's more room to grow our local not-for-profit sector. We hope that by highlighting the work ...

Fortnum picks up award winning practice

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2016
... independently-owned licensee with a broad approved product list and a firm commitment to advice for the long term. "Fortnum is big enough to provide the services and support we need but small enough to be nimble, dynamic and adapt to change."

SMSFs have cash top of mind

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2016
Self-managed superannuation fund investors are moving their assets into cash and term deposits at the highest rate in more than four years, according to new data from OneVue. The superannuation and investment management back office provider said cash ...

Tribeca announces new appointment

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2016
... strategy and Tribeca as a whole. "Our absolute return business is growing fast and attracting someone of Craig's calibre is a big win for us. Craig has a track record of providing a diverse range of global natural resource corporates with advisory and ...

Investors must look past market noise: AXA IM

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2016
... debt is an opportunity rather than a risk: "People talk about China slowing down, but the point is that China is already so big. We got used to the anchor at 10% growth. The fact is that China growing at 5% now adds more economic activity than growing ...

Shorten attacks government's retro super changes

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016
... Australia with a new $10 billion funding facility, "a concrete bank to get investment from the private sector, particularly big super funds, flowing into projects." Labor says there infrastructure projects would add 26,000 jobs. Labor is not supportive ...