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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016
... employers added 10,800 workers to their payrolls in April, missing expectations for a 12,500 gain and less than the 25,700 heads added in the previous month. While hiring continues to grow - employment growth quickened to 2.1% in the year to April from ...

Registrations for Adviser Big Day Out VICTAS closing soon

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2016
... points for attendance and morning tea and lunch are also provided. The tour travels to Traralgon on Tuesday 10 May then heads to Geelong on Wednesday 11 May, Ballarat on Thursday 12 May, Launceston on Tuesday 17 May, Hobart on Wednesday 18 May, Albury ...

Aspen Group to consider restructure and acquisition

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2016
... supportive results from due diligence and the independent expert. During this time Aspen Group and EBCHLF have entered into a Heads Agreement, granting Aspen Group a 9 week exclusivity period in which to complete due diligence and agree a final transaction ...

FSC reveals six-point super plan

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 29 FEB 2016
... is only 24 years old, there is a lot of amnesia about what superannuation is for. I want to build a strong case for cool heads to prevail in the at-times febrile debate on tax and superannuation."

Aussie jobs trend is our friend

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016
... "6202.0 - Labour Force, Australia". In December, 'twas a positive surprise with Australian employment shedding only 1,000 heads (now revised to just an 800 cut) versus expectations for a 12,500 reduction. It was a surprise of the negative kind for January ...

Belabouring the labour market stats

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2015
... Statistics (ABS) reported yesterday that 71,400 jobs were created last month. And this, on top of another stupendous 56,100 heads added to the October payrolls. Dreaming on... the unemployment rate dropped to 5.8% in November from 5.9% in the previous ...

UK regulator targets conflicts in investment consulting

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2015
... Conduct Authority (FCA), sets competition and conflicts of interest within the asset management industry in its sights. The heads of the UK's largest pension funds have called for stricter oversights in the investment consulting industry amid concerns ...

New alternative beta fund answers hedge fund short-comings

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2015
... capacity in top performing products and inconsistent returns from skill based approaches is leaving advisers scratching their heads as to which alternative products to recommend. Capital Funds Management believes it has an approach which addresses some ...

Life Insurance Framework fear fading

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2015
... that's reasonable. You can understand it. There is a lot of uncertainty. These questions have been hanging over people's heads for a whole year," she added. To combat this, Ashby wanted to discuss risk advice from a practical perspective, examining how ...

Big trouble in big China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2015
... portfolio rebalancing, or a mere random walk. No siree! There's big trouble in big China and it'll come falling down our heads. Just have a look at the fear index - the VIX jumped to 17.67 overnight from 16.17 the day before. Markets are so scared they've ...