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Australia back in the black

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
... national debt last year. The net debt is expected to peak in 2018-2019 when we will have a net debt that is 19.2% of the gross domestic product. Gross debt peaked in 2017-18 at less than 30 per cent of GDP. Over the medium term, it is projected to fall ...

New board directors at Future Generation

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019
... April. Greenstone Partners executive chair Scott Malcolm will resign from the board on May 23. The LIC had $476 million in gross assets at February end, charges no fees and has donated $12 million since its inception in September 2014. "The board of ...

Australian subscription firms outperform ASX growth index

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2019
... the subscription economy index, there is data suggesting that the growth of subscription revenue tracks ahead of the US Gross Domestic." The company believes there are strong indications that Australian subscription service companies will experience ...

Australia in effective recession: Academic

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2019
... recession, according to the University of New South Wales. Yesterday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics posted a 0.2% growth in gross domestic product for the three months to December 2018. Consumer spending grew at 0.4% in the quarter. GDP per capita ...

Angel investor makes first Australian bet

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2019
... is sold at 3000 outlets and the company says its household penetration increased 202% in the past year. It is expecting gross sales of $12.5 million in this financial year from local operations. "I'm honoured that Nexba is Gaingels' first Aussie investment. ...

ClearView posts first half profit dip

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2019
... flow-on-effect from the Life Insurance Framework's caps and rules). These offset the 12% increase in life insurance gross premiums and 15% growth in the life insurance in-force portfolio. "Retention strategies and effects (including further implementation ...

Global manager launches ESG strategy

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2019
... manager role last year after eight years with Investec. The strategy will aim to outperform the MSCI Global Environment Custom gross of fees over five years and with a quantifiable carbon-saving impact. Fixed asset managed fees start from 0.75% for institutional ...

ASX to sell IRESS investment

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2019
... has underwritten the sale at $11.95 per share. This will mean that the ASX's 18.6% share of IRESS is expected to realise gross proceeds of $385 million. UBS is also acting as the sole lead manager and the bookrunner for the sale. The transaction will ...

GAM sacks investment director

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019
GAM Investments confirmed fixed income investment director Tim Haywood was dismissed for "gross misconduct" following an internal investigation. And he's appealing the decision. In August 2018, Haywood was at the centre of an investigation that ...

Chief economist update: UK economy slows on Brexit woes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2019
... doubled to £7.097 billion last year from £3.225 billion in Q4 2017. "The greater effects from Brexit uncertainties at home". Gross fixed capital expenditure declined by 1.4% year-on-year in the December quarter following a 0.3% fall in the previous ...