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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2016
... monetary settings this month - and they didn't - primarily due to the disappointing May employment report released in early June - and it was, "Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in April indicates that the pace of improvement ...

Stammer steps down from QV Equities

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2016
Veteran economist Dr Don Stammer has stepped down from his non-executive director and chairman duties at listed investment company QV Equities. QV Equities, the listed investment company managed by Investors Mutual, said in a statement that after celebrating ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2016
US retail sales A solid and faster than expected increase in US retail spending in May suggests that, perhaps, the Fed was correct in dismissing the highly disappointing May non-farm payrolls report as just "noise". Overall retail sales expanded for ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2016
Australia business confidence "The RBA's cut to interest rates did not help lift business confidence as we had hoped, even as sales activity continues to improve." This was how National Australia Bank's (NAB) chief economist, Alan Oster interpreted ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2016
US jobless claims It may be that the very disappointing 38K increase in US employment in May was just noise, an aberration. This is the indication given by the latest data on jobless claims. Initial jobless claims decreased to 264,000 in the week ended ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2016
Australia housing finance The latest dwelling finance commitment report gave almost immediate evidence to the RBA governor Glenn Stevens' 7 June statement that, "Indications are that the effects of supervisory measures have strengthened lending standards ...

ASIC warns SMSF accountants to have backup plan

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2016
ASIC has warned SMSF accountants to prepare for a contingency if their limited Australian financial services (AFS) licences are not regulator approved by 30 June. Accountants who lodged their applications after 1 March 2016 face a "significant risk" ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2016
RBA holds The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) kept domestic monetary policy settings steady at its 7 June Board meeting, announcing no change in the official cash rate which the central bank cut to a record low 1.75% at its 3 May meeting. "Taking account ...

Group insurers at mercy of a handful of super funds

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2016
The role of superannuation funds as a distribution mechanism for life and income protection insurance continues to grow in the Australian market, according to new analysis by Rainmaker, which says the dominance of a few funds as gatekeepers could leave ...

HSBC renews partnership with trading platform

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2016
HSBC Australia has renewed its now four-year partnership with a leading share trading platform. Bell Direct, owned by listed wealth management company Bell Financial Group, will continue to provide online brokerage services for the Australian arm of ...