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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016
... is back. Headline consumer prices declined by 0.1 percent in the year to March following a 0.3% increase in February. Core CPI inflation - ex food - fell by 0.3% over the same period after recording no growth in the previous two months. Core-core CPI ...

Down, down prices are down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2016
... dropped to as low as US$0.7572 overnight, a 2.3% depreciation from the previous day's close of US$0.7749 after yesterday's CPI report increased the probability that the RBA would cut the official cash rate (currently at 2.0%) at its 3 May Board meeting ...

Multi-asset products continue to grow

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2016
... have established track records in real return investing in the US and UK, and are keen to test their wares against Australian CPI+ benchmarks," said Newman. Multi-asset strategies are often seen as an effective way to generate solid risk-adjusted returns ...

Future Fund keeps powder dry

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2016
... 0.2% for the first nine months of the financial year but, with a return of 7.4%, it is still ahead of its rolling target of CPI+4.5%, or 7%, since inception. "We see prospective returns on risk at a lower level than in the immediate past years. We are ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2016
ECB policy decision As expected, the European Central Bank (ECB) kept monetary policy unchanged - repo rate at 0%; marginal lending facility rate at 0.25%; deposit facility rate at minus 0.4%; monthly purchases at €80 billion - at its 21 April meeting. ...

MTAA Super awards multi-asset mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2016
... now stands at about $400 million, as of December 2015. The fund's investment objective is to deliver an investment return of CPI +5% per annum before fees over rolling five-year periods. The fund aims to achieve its investment objective primarily through ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016
... Institute index of consumer sentiment fell by 4.0% to a 7-month low of 95.1 in April from 99.1 in March and 101.3 in February. US CPI inflation Back to back disappointing releases on the US economy is likely to push back Fed rate hike expectations. Following ...

Is tapping into super to pay off student debt a good idea?

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2016
... interests of the individual, as superannuation returns an average 9.3% per year over 30 years, while HELP debts increase at CPI, 3.8%, over 30 years. ASFA chief executive Pauline Vamos said: "The primary purpose of the [super] system should be defined ...

Affluence launches new fee model to help investors and charity

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2016
... Fund invests with 25-35 underlying fund managers across all asset classes and aims to deliver annualised returns of at least CPI+5% over rolling 3 year periods, with a particular focus on outperforming in negative market periods. The fund has a value ...

Retention key driver behind planner salary increases

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2016
... increase remuneration will do so by between 4-6%. Forty-four per cent stated they would increase remuneration in line with CPI and 4% stated they would increase remuneration above 6%. The survey also revealed that 33% of respondents highlighted recruiting ...