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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 ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2016

Australia construction work done The value of construction work done in Australia fell by 2.6% in the March quarter, missing market expectations for a quarter-on-quarter decline of 1.5% but an improvement from December's 2.9% contraction and September's ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016

US Richmond Fed manufacturing index The Richmond Fed manufacturing survey, like the Empire State and Philly Fed manufacturing surveys released before it, is considered second-tier and like them, the latest update indicated slowing manufacturing activity ...

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 ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2016

Australia wage price index The wage price index (WPI) which measures the "total hourly rates of pay excluding bonuses" among Australian workers increased by lower than expected 0.4% in the first quarter of this year, representing a slowing from the ...

AMP holds assets despite Genesys exodus

ALEX BURKE | THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2016

AMP has announced in a first quarter update that outflows from Genesys advisers leaving the company "continue to be lower than expected." Net cash outflows from Genesys advisers leaving AMP's Australian wealth management business were $33 million for ...

May sell may go away

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 2 MAY 2016

Uh-oh! Don't know if you noticed but most equity markets around the world finished in the red heading into and up to the end of April. The raison d'Aatre, the source of angst, the trigger for the sell orders all pointed to the disappointment over the ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016

Australia export and import prices Prices are dropping like flies. Following on from the disappointingly weak consumer price inflation report for the March quarter, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released its latest estimates on Australian ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 26 APR 2016

German business sentiment The Ifo business climate index for Germany dipped to a reading of 106.6 in April from 106.7 in the previous month, disappointing market expectations for an increase to 107.1. The current conditions component of the index also ...

ZIRP to bring back "animal spirits"?

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016

Actual total private new capital expenditures may have surprised on the upside, rising by 0.8% in the three months ended December 2015 when they were expected to drop by 3.0% but... they're still not a pretty set of numbers. Uglier still, according ...

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Global X awards mandate for ETF business

ELIZA BAVIN

Global X has awarded a new custody and administration mandate for its Australian ETF business.

Bell Asset Management launches small-caps fund

KARREN VERGARA

Bell Asset Management has formally launched its Australian Small Companies Fund, which is run by former Tyndall Asset Management portfolio managers.

Former Australian Ethical finance chief lands new gig

MATTHEW WAI

The former chief financial officer of the ethical investment manager has joined a local finance company after wrapping up his tenure at AUB Group.

MySuper assets pursue $1.5tn Choice sector

KARREN VERGARA

MySuper assets are fast catching up to the $1.5 trillion Choice sector, hitting nearly $1.2 trillion in the March quarter.

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Head of Asset Allocation Research

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When geopolitics becomes a portfolio risk

Geopolitics is back - again - and Australian investors can no longer treat it as distant background noise.

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Financial Advice Association Australia

Does association membership still matter?

With all the changes the advice sector has experienced in recent years, such as regulatory reform and increased education and professional standards ...

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Digital assets and where they stand in 2026

So far in 2026 digital assets have captured the headlines largely for the wrong reasons, but that doesn't tell the full story.

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Rethinking default design in a changing market environment

The evolution underway in the US DC system highlights the value of periodically reassessing default design assumptions.

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