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Crouching services, contracting manufacturing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2016
Economic slowdown on a roll. This is the message from the latest disappointing readings from China's official manufacturing and non-manufacturing purchasing managers' indices (PMIs). The manufacturing PMI fell deeper into contraction (below 50) from ...

BT multi asset fund gets top Lonsec rating

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2016
Lonsec has upgraded the BT Active Balanced Wholesale Fund to 'Highly Recommended' - its highest possible rating. In its latest research report on the fund managed by Martyn Wild, Lonsec said the fund is "considered to be reasonably well resourced and ...

A "chilling" moment for the RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 FEB 2016
In case you missed it, finance and central bank head honchos of the Group of 20 (G-20) met over the weekend in Shanghai. But you may as well have (missed it, that is) for it was more of the same - promised-filled and action-short. In its communique ...

Platinum inflows boosted by increased marketing spend

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016
Platinum Asset Management's increased spend on promotion and marketing has paid off with the firm seeing a steady rise in net inflows despite facing stiff competition in the global equity space. The half-year to 31 December saw positive net investment ...

Link Group happy with Superpartners progress

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016
Link Group has reported a $4 million loss for the half-year to 31 December as a result of IPO costs but says it is seeing growth in all its revenue streams and is on track to meet its full year forecasts. The $4 million loss includes costs of $26.9 ...

ZIRP to bring back "animal spirits"?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016
Actual total private new capital expenditures may have surprised on the upside, rising by 0.8% in the three months ended December 2015 when they were expected to drop by 3.0% but... they're still not a pretty set of numbers. Uglier still, according ...

Former BlackRock managing director joins IOOF

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2016
BlackRock's former managing director, head of wholesale advisory and iShares, Mark Oliver, has joined IOOF as general manager - distribution. The appointment follows the creation of a new wealth management division in December 2015 and the subsequent ...

Charter Hall reports $143m profit

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2016
Charter Hall Group has reported statutory profit after tax of $143.5 million, up 259.6%, for the six months to 31 December. The number includes $89 million from property valuation gains. The company also saw 17% growth in funds under management to $15.9 ...

Australian Ethical reports solid profit growth

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2016
Australian Ethical Investments has seen its net profit after tax rise 172% to $1.5 million for the half year to 31 December. Half year revenue increased 11% to $10.9 million, up from $9.9 million, while net inflows doubled over the previous corresponding ...

Australian wages grow slowest on record but real is better

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2016
The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) latest update on wages may have disappointed expectations but also confirmed what workers have been experiencing all along. The Wage Price Index - total hourly rates of pay excluding bonuses - grew by 2.2% ...