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The twenty-first night of September

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2016
... 'The Stock Trader's Almanac', is when the stock averages, on average, perform the poorest. Since 1970, the S&P 500 has fallen by 0.7%, the Dow by 1.1% and the Nasdaq (since 1971) by 1.0% -- on average - during Septembers. Blame the European Central Bank ...

UK corporate pension deficit swells

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2016
... guaranteed stream of income and increase their liabilities. "[Mercer's] reference long-dated corporate bond yield has now fallen below 2% per annum for the first time, representing yet another milestone into uncharted territory," Mercer senior partner ...

Lower pay offset by persistent bonuses

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2016
Average fixed pay for chief executives in ASX100 companies has fallen by 3.3% to $1.86 million, its lowest level in almost a decade. The fall was even larger across the entire ASX200, dropping by 4.6%, with CEOs taking home an average $1.51 million ...

Younger Australians taking up SMSFs

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2016
... recent years, increasing their number by 26,000 annually in net terms, in percentage terms this means their growth rate has fallen from 15% in 1998 to now be only 3%. Rainmaker said this dampening creation ratio suggests the market may be approaching ...

Read the data not the Fed's lips

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2016
... natural rate of unemployment (u*) at 5.2%-6.0%; and, the neutral fed funds rate (r*) at 4.25%. These variables have steadily fallen over the years that by June this year the estimates for potential output were at 1.8%-2.0%; unemployment at 4.7%-5.0% ...

Super reform fears hit AMP earnings

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2016
... wealth management division has suffered a major drop in cashflows, down 49.5 per cent year on year. In a statement, AMP said fallen cashflows were a reflection of a volatile investment market and weak investor confidence due to proposed superannuation ...

Super funds struggling as member engagement decreases

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2016
... satisfaction with their super funds. In 2015, 73.5% of surveyed members were satisfied with their main super fund; this has fallen to 68.8%. Furthermore, satisfaction declined across all available categories except problem resolution. Investment performance ...

Opportunities ahead for Chinese outlet malls

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2016
... policy reforms such as the expansion of China's social welfare system. Shopping mall yields in tier-one Chinese cities have fallen as a result of market saturation over the last five years, however the report notes that China's outlet mall space per ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2016
... other agencies are citing increasing risks to banks that have loaned money to oil and gas producers as oil prices have fallen to three-month lows. It is estimated that about 10% of the A$5.5 trillion in loans to oil companies is at risk of default. UK ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2016
... lost for a while in Canada and Nigeria. But there's still a lot of oil looking for markets and so refining margins have fallen," he said. According to Trading Economics analysis, world crude oil prices have fallen 15% in the past year from A$67 to A$57 ...