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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2016
... increase in private consumption and a hefty 5.0% jump in private residential investment. However, private capital expenditure declined by 0.4% over the June quarter. Public investment increased by 2.3% (contributing 0.1 percentage points) while government ...

Pension changes will impact retirement adequacy

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2016
... only have you lost say $4500 a year in your aged pension benefits but you've now got an additional $600 to 700 in expenditure that you didn't previously had. "Understanding those broader impacts is really important for trying to plan for meeting your ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2016
Inflation crashes to 1pct The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.4% in the June quarter 2016, according to the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) figures. This follows a fall of 0.2% in the March quarter 2016. Annual inflation is now just 1.0% ...

Australia ranks sixth in global pension survey

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016
... highlighted Australia's generous social security benefits as an 'achilles heel' because of their impact on government expenditure and capacity to add to the national deficit. Performing well in life expectancy and health expectancy per capita, Australia ...

Adviser commitment to tech relationships falling

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016
... switch. "One of the key challenges affecting providers in the current environment has been the increased mandatory expenditure on compliance. This means it's especially important to be responsive to planners' needs with the remaining development spend ...

PROFILE: Industry Super Australia chief economist Stephen Anthony

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016
... small seat at the table when it comes to government policy," he says. He says the OECD recently confirmed capital expenditure is well and truly below the levels that many would expect post-GFC, and especially among the current monetary policy settings. ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2016
... quarterly lift - driven by strong contributions from exports (1.0 percentage point) and household final consumption expenditure (0.4 pp). Private capital investment subtracted 0.5 percentage point from growth. This takes the annual growth rate in the ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016
Australia capex Private new capital expenditure declined by 5.2% in the March quarter, lower than the expected 3.0% fall and reversing the previous three-month period's 1.8% increase. Investment in buildings and structures dropped by 7.9% over the quarter ...

New ETFs launched to cater for BOJ stimulus

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016
... further Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's growth programme by investing in companies that increase workers' wages and capital expenditure. The BOJ is restricted to holding 50% of any ETFs, so other buyers will be required to fill the remainder. Brokers say ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016
... quarter on quarter from minus 0.8%), external demand (up 0.2% from up 0.1%) contributed to first quarter growth. Capital expenditure dropped by 1.4% in the first quarter after registering a 1.2% increase in Q4 2015. Year-on-year, Japanese real GDP declined ...