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Good financial advice a challenge: ASIC

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2016
... change challenge is to "manage the more direct role played by the growing pool of managed funds for financing economic activity, while also helping to ensure Australians have adequate retirement income and can access fair and competent advice." Outlining ...

Capital not enough to prevent failures

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2016
... seeks to protect, and/or involve significant disruption to the smooth operation of the financial system, and economic activity more generally." To ensure to the maximum probability that failures will be orderly, Byres suggested a number of precautions ...

Yellen speaks Fedspeak

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2016
... statutory objectives. Indeed, in light of the continued solid performance of the labor market and our outlook for economic activity and inflation, I believe the case for an increase in the federal funds rate has strengthened in recent months." Fair enough. ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2016
... the Chicago Fed. The Chicago Fed National Activity Index -- a weighted average of 85 indicators of national economic activity - rose to a reading of 0.27 in July from 0.05 in the previous month and better than market expectations for a pick up to 0.20. ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2016
Australia leading index The Westpac-Melbourne Institute Leading Index of Economic Activity inched up by 0.1% in July, partially reversing the previous month's 0.2% fall. More important, the six-month annualised growth rate in the index - indicating ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2016
... building rose 0.1% while non-residential building rose 3.7%. Housing construction is a major leading indicator of economic activity and economists will be watching out for whether subdued dwelling approvals combines with low consumer demand to pull down ...

Is gold on the ceiling for Australian investors?

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2016
... investment. "We've struggled with gold and I don't even consider it as an asset class. I think it's a useless economic activity. But nonetheless 12% of our benchmark is gold companies and that's been very painful in the last year because the commodity ...

Economic wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2016
... Deloitte Access Economics said that while public sector activity is making a concerted effort to support general economic activity, this alone will not be enough to turn prospects for spending into non-engineering projects. Non-mining investment is also ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2016
... increase in the number of indirect investments and new capital products. "We are actively targeting areas of economic activity where clean energy investment can improve energy efficiency, cut carbon emissions as well as lower operating costs. The CEFC's ...

WAM finds returns in growth companies

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2016
... housing market and retail sectors. This low interest rate environment will be conducive to higher levels of economic activity, which is supportive of earnings growth," Stott said. WAM Capital delivered an 85.7% increase in operating profit before tax ...