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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2016
Markit Flash US Manufacturing PMI If indications from Markit's preliminary estimate of US manufacturing activity is accurate, then talks of a Fed rate hike in June and/or "two or three" lifts this year could be just that, talk. The flash US manufacturing ...

Minutes to disaster

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2016
... renewed slowing in emerging markets and China), lower repatriation profits - and imported low-flation. The 25 bps hike in June (if it comes) maybe bupkis but it also triggers expectations for more (two or three more, remember?). Yes, it's the expectations. ...

Australian Ethical forecasts 86pct profit jump

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2016
Listed environmentally and socially responsible investment manager and superannuation provider, Australian Ethical Investment, expects its full-year profit to jump 86%. In a statement the company has advised that net profit after tax (NPAT) for the ...

Banned former CBA planner charged with forgery

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2016
A banned former Commonwealth Financial Planning adviser has been charged for forging client documents. Following an ASIC investigation, Gold Coast man Ricky David Gillespie, 38, has appeared in the Southport Magistrates Court on one rolled-up charge ...

Whitehelm Capital and Prime Super partner for bond investment

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2016
Infrastructure manager Whitehelm Capital has led the majority investment in a senior secured bond issuance by Autovia del Noroeste (Aunor), a mature shadow toll road located in Murcia, Spain. Whitehelm's investment was made on behalf of industry superannuation ...

Public sector retirees still seek answers

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2016
A group representing public sector retirees is waiting on the federal government to release figures about Australians affected by the new 10% cap on defined benefit income that is excluded from the pension income test. The Australian Council of Public ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2016
Australia consumer confidence The drop sparks a rise. There is no doubt that the 8.5% jump in the Westpac-Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment index to 103.2 points in May - the highest level since January 2014 - had been mainly a result of the Reserve ...

HFA appoints CFO

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2016
HFA, the Australian parent of US-based fund manager, Lighthouse Investment Partners, has appointed a new chief financial officer (CFO) and company secretary, effective 9 May 2016. Henry Capra will take on the roles and has extensive experience in the ...

RBA envy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2016
It's May! Time to go away! Somehow I think the Australian equity market didn't get this memo. Like a thumb - not the sore one but the one in the OK sign - the All Ordinaries index stuck out with a 0.8% gain in the first week of May while most others ...

Agriculture ripe for institutional picking

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2016
In June next year the gross value of Australia's annual farm production is expected to pass $60 billion for the first time, a reflection of improved prospects in livestock and cropping industries. But a lack of consultant coverage means the opportunity ...