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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2016
Australia housing finance The number of finance home loan approvals increased by 1.5% in the month of February, less than market expectations for a 2.2% lift but marks a strong rebound from the previous month's 4.4% decline. A 3.0% jump in the number ...

Lifestage funds outperform early

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2016
Differences in the performance trends of MySuper single investment strategies and MySuper lifecycle products are beginning to emerge according to the latest Rainmaker research. Rainmaker recently combined the quarterly returns of both MySuper investment ...

State Street expands in Melbourne

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2016
Global firm State Street Corporation is expanding its Melbourne office to underpin its commitment to servicing superannuation funds and asset managers in Victoria. Commenting on the expansion State Street chairman and chief executive Joseph L. Hooley ...

SMSFs turn to commercial property for income yield

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2016
The success of Charter Hall Direct's unlisted commercial office fund with self-managed super fund investors suggests a growing interest in commercial property in the sector. Discussing the Charter Hall Direct Office Fund (DOF)'s 50% acquisiton of 100 ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2016
AiG Performance of Construction index Construction activity in Australia continues to slow. The AiG Performance of Construction Index fell to a 13th month low of 45.2 points in March from 46.1 in February. The latest result also marked the fourth straight ...

Super fund outflow ratios cause for concern

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2016
Superannuation funds have been warned about net cash outflow ratios trending upwards as an issue that may impact their future viability. Speaking at the Banking and Wealth Summit in Sydney yesterday, Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2016
Australia private sector credit The A$ has weakened slightly after climbing to a nine-month high of US$0.7723 overnight. But at the latest exchange of US$0.7667, it remains 5.0% higher than its level at the start of 2016 and 11.7% up from this year's ...

ASIC releases 2016 enforcement report

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2016
ASIC has released its latest enforcement report, highlighting key outcomes for the period 1 July 2015 to 31 December 2015, flagging integrity of financial market benchmarks and disclosure obligations and market abuse as key areas of focus for the future. ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2016
Australia migration The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reports that the percentage of Australian born overseas reached their highest level in "over a century" (120 years). As at 30 June 2015, 28.2% -- or 6.7 million -- of the country's resident ...

Nominations open for 2016 MAX Awards

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2016
The financial services industry's marketing, advertising and sales excellence awards, the 2016 MAX Awards, will be held on the 23rd of June at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney. Nominations are now open. The annual event is hosted by Financial ...