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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016
... surprising given the economic backdrop that prevailed over the first quarter - heightened concern over global growth, falling commodity prices and turbulent financial markets. But the outlook for capital spending is better. Estimate 6 is 2.9% higher ...

Australia tanks in global dividend index

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2016
... year, equivalent to around 12% of the country's annual total. "Australian investors are heavily dependent on banks and commodity companies, which together make up over two thirds of the country's equity income. The dramatic downturn in the mining sector ...

Higher recession risk creates opportunity in large miners: Lazard

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2016
... Select Australian Equity Fund is seeing opportunity is in mega-cap materials stocks BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto. Falling commodity prices have seen these stocks severely beaten up by the market. But Hofflin says price-to-book ratios are now at 30-year ...

Milliman calls out "failures of diversification"

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2016
... "diversifiers are still highly exposed to equity market risk." By contrast, Milliman pointed to defensive alternatives such as Commodity Trading Advisers (CTAs), or managed futures, which have "historically provided a negative correlation to equity markets ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2016
... (-1.1%) recorded declines over the month. The S&P/ASX 200 index (+4.1%) and dwelling approvals (+3.1%) increased while commodity prices and the yield spread were largely steady. The unemployment expectations index decreased by 1.8% -- indicating an improvement ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2016
... local unit was trading at US$0.7543 on that day -- touched on the causes for the currency's appreciation... "The rise in commodity prices had been accompanied by an appreciation of the Australian dollar, which also partly reflected the expectation that ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2016
... of intermediate and other merchandise goods decreased by 3%. Services imports declined by 2%. Weak global demand, low commodity prices and a stronger A$ are the major factors putting pressure on the country's external accounts. AiG Australian Performance ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2016
... cost burdens rising at the quickest pace in three months and output charge inflation reaching a 16-month high. Falls in commodity and oil prices were offset by the weaker rupee making imported raw materials costlier. This build-up in inflationary pressures ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2016
... US$0.6864. Fresh private sector credit data added to the tailwinds - Fed's easing on the rate hiking rhetoric and recovery in commodity prices - supporting the A$. Total private sector credit increased by a higher-than-expected 0.6% in February - the ...

Super the bedrock for multi-sector funds

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2016
... changes in monetary policies in the United States and Europe, slowing economic growth around the world, and slumping commodity prices, especially oil. "Accordingly, inflows were lower in 2015 than 2014, and total assets decreased as global markets posted ...