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Retail fund members most likely to establish SMSFs

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2014
... the part of members," CoreData head of financial services Kristen Turnbull said. "Many of the traditional engagement indicators are actually highly correlated with switching intent. It could be that your most active members are actually those most likely ...

100% steady on the RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2014
... "Labour market data have been unusually volatile of late. The Bank's assessment remains that although some forward indicators of employment have been firming this year, the labour market has a degree of spare capacity and it will probably be some time ...

Goodbye QE, hello QQE

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2014
... slowdown into recession when the consumption tax rate was raised from 3% to 5% back in April 1997 and watched the economic indicators swooned after the consumption tax was raised from 5% to 8% this April. The last time (17 September), this space ranted ...

QEnd is here

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2014
... improved somewhat further, with solid job gains and a lower unemployment rate. On balance, a range of labor market indicators suggests that underutilization of labor resources is gradually diminishing." And because... "Although inflation in the near ...

Caterpillar economy turns into a butterfly

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014
... U.S. Stocks Rise With Dollar, Bonds Drop on Growth Bets Jobless Claims in U.S. at 14-Year Low Over Past Month Leading Indicators Index Shows U.S. Economy to Keep Growing Euro-Area Manufacturing Grows as Risk of Recession Eases Spanish Unemployment Lowest ...

LMCI: a new indicator is born

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2014
... labor market conditions". What's needed is "convenient way to summarize the information contained in a large number of indicators". And now a new indicator is born - the Fed's Labor Market Conditions Index (LMCI) -- a composite indicator of 19 labour ...

New masters of universe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2014
... This assessment will take into account a wide range of information, including measures of labor market conditions, indicators of inflation pressures and inflation expectations, and readings on financial developments". Got that? "...readings on financial ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2014
... dollar's breaching of the 110 yen level for the first time since 2008. The US dollar extended its run-up despite weak US indicators, but profit-taking in the afternoon saw it pare those gains. The euro continued to struggle after eurozone inflation hit ...

Average September on average

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2014
... yield of 2.34%, it remains more than 50 bps lower than the 3.04% level at the start of 2014 - yes, the time when US indicators and growth was polar vortexed into weakness. And that time the US dollar was weaker. The greenback's now trading at around ...

Someone mentioned the "S-word" on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2014