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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2016

... Mexican exports declined by 2.3% in the year to February due largely to a 45.8% drop in oil shipments, a 54.6% decline in mining exports and a 2.6% fall in non-automotive sales. Shipments of agricultural and manufacturing products rose by 26.6% and 0.9% ...

Martin Currie cautious on dividend growth

DARREN SNYDER | WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2016

... the aggregate payout ratio for the market," Birtles said. "The aggregate payout ratio was rising but much more because of mining profits falling then what was going on in the industrial space where quality companies have actually had relatively stable ...

Managed fund allocations jump

MARK SMITH | MONDAY, 7 MAR 2016

... come in developing portfolios," continued Marsh. "There's a world of difference between holding a small number of bank/mining stocks and utilising a professionally managed share portfolio via a managed fund or SMA. This level of professionalism in portfolio ...

New CEO at Board of Taxation

DARREN SNYDER | MONDAY, 29 FEB 2016

... matters for major multinationals, publicly listed companies and Australian IPOs across the financial services, property, mining, energy and utilities sectors. Fraser said Payne's key expertise includes taxation of domestic and international funds in ...

Financial services adding more to economy than mining

MARK SMITH | FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016

... that financial services sector added $141 billion to the economy or $5,881 for every Australian. The industry exceeded all mining activities by $532 million, manufacturing by more than $40 billion and healthcare and social assistance by more than $35 ...

ZIRP to bring back "animal spirits"?

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016

... cause: more of the sort of 'animal spirits' needed to support an expansion of the stock of existing assets (outside the mining sector), not just a re-pricing of existing assets. There are some encouraging signs here. Nonetheless, if reports are to be ...

Australian dividend growth outpaces global peers

MARK SMITH | MONDAY, 22 FEB 2016

... however, which may limit dividend growth for a time. That said, it will still generate the lion's share of Australian payouts. Mining companies also held up well, though there are still risks this year," the report said. Significant cuts in commodity ...

Healthcare needs flagged as investment opportunity

DARREN SNYDER | FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016

... our workforce and they're growing. That's where the employment growth is coming from," Toth said. "It's not coming from mining and it's not coming from construction. On construction it appears to be the same people moving around. "About a third of employment ...

Mine Wealth + Wellbeing appoints interim CEO

MARK SMITH | THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2016

... Watson departs after 23 years. Current chief governance and risk officer Nicole Killen will step into the role while the mining industry fund continues its search for a full-time replacement. Chair Grahame Kelly said the board is considering internal ...

Strength in (A$) weakness

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2016

... appropriate". It is indeed appropriate. "In Australia, the available information suggests that the expansion in the non-mining parts of the economy strengthened during 2015 even as the contraction in spending in mining investment continued. Surveys of ...

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Invesco launches new equity fund

ELIZA BAVIN | 12:13PM

Invesco said the new fund will give Australian investors access to a systematic global equity strategy with a 20-year track record.

FCA pursues Neil Woodford again

KARREN VERGARA | 12:05PM

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is going after failed fund manager Neil Woodford again, this time for allegedly providing unauthorised investment advice via W4.0, his Dubai-based investment platform.

Former APRA deputy chair launches retirement solutions startup

KARREN VERGARA | 12:03PM

A former APRA deputy chair has launched CipherIQ, a new venture that provides retirement solutions via account-based pensions in partnership with superannuation funds, financial advisers and retirees.

Global X launches space tech ETF

MATTHEW WAI | 11:12AM

Global X has now launched the space tech ETF (ASX: MOON).

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