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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2016
US personal income and outlays Sluggish US personal income and spending data have doused speculations of an April rate hike - prompted by St. Louis Fed president James Bullard's comments last week that, "You get another strong jobs report, it looks ...

Four bazookas and a phrase

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2016
Well he tried, and he tried, and he tried but he can't get no satisfaction, oh no, no. no. For all intents and purposes, ECB President Mario Draghi over-delivered on the eagerly-awaited stimulus promised two months ago. He came in firing not with one... ...

Bad news on global activity and prices is the good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2016
Global economy heading towards contraction, that's the good news A bounce from oversold conditions, short-covering rally, cheapened valuation, or another jump on the price of oil which is a positive for energy companies (and the banks that lent to them) ...

Treasurer hints at super concession adjustments

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016
Treasurer Scott Morrison has given the clearest indication yet that tax incentives in superannuation will be adjusted when it announces the result of its tax and spending review shortly, especially for very high earners. Speaking to an audience of industry ...

Impact investor calls on super fund VC

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2016
Impact investor Trimantium Capital expects to deploy about $700 million in venture capital by the end of 2016, working with several Australian superannuation funds in the process. Trimantium Capital managing director Phillip Kingston and US-based co-chairman ...

Rubik appoints insto account manager

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2016
Rubik Financial has appointed a senior institutional account manager. Lanie Conquest comes to Rubik from Decimal Software, where she was head of sales. She has also held senior roles at Virtual Adviser Network, Macquarie Bank and Asgard. At Rubik, Conquest ...

Lesson in expectations management

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015
Lift-off is literally - and for all intents and purposes - yesterday's news. It's now another day and speculations would slowly trickle over how "gradual" the pace of subsequent US Fed rate hikes would be over the course of the following year and thereafter. ...

Super trustee bill before the Senate

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2015
The Senate Economics Legislation Committee is expected to table its report on new superannuation trustee governance laws today ahead of debating a proposed bill in the Senate tomorrow. If passed the bill will require all Australian Prudential Regulation ...

A December lift if...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2015
"At this point, I see the U.S. economy as performing well." "Domestic spending has been growing at a solid pace." "If we were to move, say in December, it would be based on an expectation, which I believe is justified, that -- with an improving labor ...

Labor questions APRA independence

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2015
The independence and role of Australia's financial regulator is under the spotlight after one of its senior officials briefed crossbench senators on proposed superannuation trustee legislation. Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) member ...