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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2016
Australia sales of new motor vehicles Sales of new motor vehicles jumped by 2.2% in the month of March - the highest increase in six months -- following an unchanged reading in the previous month, indicating that Australian consumer is lifting discretionary ...

CPA granted AFSL

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2016
... year. The firm aims to be in operation by 1 July 2016. CPA Australia Advice will aim to provide a unique alternative to the big banks and financial institutions which currently dominate the sector, according to the firm's chief executive, Alex Malley ...

Northern Trust and AltX partner on hedge fund data

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2016

No more tears?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2016
... economy from landing hard; crude oil will become nearly gratis with prices expected to plunge to around US$20 a barrel causing big time defaults at banks who lent to companies digging up new oil wells....and these, still don't include 'Brexit', geopolitical ...

Royal Commission won't hit banks where it hurts

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016
Labor's proposed $53 million Royal Commission won't change big bank behaviour like losing market share to smaller competitors would, according to the Customer Owned Banking Association. COBA chief executive Mark Degotardi argued in a statement that ...

Midwinter partners with Licensing for Accountants

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2016
Licensing for Accountants, a firm that supports accountants who are moving from compliance to advice through providing access to advice templates and software, has joined forces with financial software company Midwinter to make the advice process easier. ...

CHOICE adds another super voice

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2016
... consumer focus during an election year. CHOICE chief executive Alan Kirkland flagged the group's position recently and said the big problem is super's "just too boring." Kirkland said super is arguably the most important sector in the Australian economy ...

Africa to become major alpha source

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2016
Insync Funds Management has predicted Africa will become the "next big growth region" for global investors. This is largely driven by the rise in African consumer markets, which have become a major profit driver for consumer multinationals, according ...

Look up in the sky, it's the yen

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2016
... interest rate yield differential, policy impotence... take your pick. The fact remains that the Japanese yen has appreciated - big time - vis-A -vis the US dollar even before 2015 turned into 2016. And this is creating big time headaches for the Japanese ...

ETFs moving to mainstream

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2016
... relevant with investors, listing product flexibility and freedom as factors driving the planner uptake. "ETFs provide a very big opportunity for financial advisers, particularly if they want to continue to be seen as relevant moving forward with investors" ...