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Chief economist update: Time for an RBA shift to neutral

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2019
... quarter). Indications from more recent activity data - business conditions and confidence, consumer confidence and spending, the AiG performance of construction index, among others - are equally foreboding. So is the fast accelerating momentum in the ...

Chief economist update: Don't buy now, Australian property will be cheaper

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2019
... 18.7% that followed a 12.2% fall in the year to November 2018. This is consistent with the Australian Industry Group's (AiG) latest "Performance of Construction" report where it found that: "House building contracted for a fifth consecutive month ...

Chief economist update: Safe as burning houses

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2019
... self-fulfilling prophecy. Other indicators are equally negative - HIA new home sales dropped by 12.2% in the year to November; AiG performance of construction index dug deeper into construction territory (42.6) in November; and, despite the better-than ...

Future Fund investment specialist joins NZ Super

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2018
... Future Fund in 2009 and was appointed head of strategy in 2010. His experience includes working in senior strategy roles at AIG Financial Products and Morgan Stanley. Prior to that, he worked with both the International Monetary Fund and the Reserve ...

Chief economist update: Aussie property market drop becoming self-fulfilling

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2018
... leading indicators - building approvals dropped by 13.4% in the year to October (from 12.8% in the previous month) and the AiG performance of construction index dropping further into contraction territory to 44.5 in November. According to AiG, "House ...

Vamos joins embattled insurer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2018
... role. Williamson has 25 years' experience in life insurance, having spent 10 years at TAL and previously held roles with AIG Life and CommInsure. Freedom also said that non-executive director Katrina Glendinning resigned effective today and David ...

Chief economist update: As safe as Australian houses?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2018
... In Melbourne. There's more coming if AiG's latest survey on Australia's construction industry is any guide. The AiG Performance of Manufacturing Index fell by 2.9 points to a reading of 46.4 in October - the second consecutive month of contraction ...

Nikko AM supports climate change agenda

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2018
The $310 billion asset manager is supporting global investor efforts to address climate change through The Investor Agenda. Nikko Asset Management (Nikko) said it was supporting efforts towards commitment to the four areas of impact under The Investor ...

MLC Life recruits head of underwriting

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2018
... resulting in improved customer experience and higher productivity. He previously worked in senior management positions at AIG, Swiss Re and RGA. Kennedy commented that Jones joins at a time when MLC begins a new era of underwriting. "His experience across ...

Chief economist update: Caught in the crossfire

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2018
... January, indicating that discouraged workers are returning to the workforce optimistic of finding employment. The lead from the AiG performance indices indicate that although the pace of expansion in the manufacturing sector - down to 57.5 in February ...