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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2016
Australian dwelling approvals The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released figures showing that total dwelling units approved dropped by 5.2% in the month of May, worse than market expectations for a 3.3% fall and more than reversing April's 3.3% ...

Super funds on track to post positive return this year

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016
... drop of over 1.5% in the month of June, driven by the poor performance of equity markets, especially in the wake of a surprise vote in favour of the UK leaving the European Union. The rolling 12 month return has pushed back into the black from negative ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016
Australia private sector credit The latest update on Australia's private sector credit provides a first look at the impact of the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) cut in the official cash rate from 2.0% to 1.75% on the 3rd of May. Total private sector ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2016
... in May. The latest jobs numbers indicate continued stability in the Australian labour market and the absence of a big surprise - up or down - provides no immediate implication for RBA monetary policy adjustment. US CPI inflation Headline consumer prices ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2016
... expected inflationary pressures prompted the Australian central bank to cut interest rates last month, April's "inflation surprise" - CPI inflation quickened to 5.4% in the year to April from 4.8% in March (RBI target 5%) - prevented the RBI from reducing ...

Time to fear the no "fear gauge"?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2016
Yippee-kay-yay! 'twas a good week for most major equity markets last week, all were blinking the happy bright and happy colour green....and this, just as we're about to see the end days of May - yes, the month when we're advised to sell and go away....and ...

Fixed income investors turning to Serbia

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2016
Fixed income investors need to focus on new opportunities for return in a low-rate environment, according to T. Rowe Price portfolio manager and head of international fixed income Arif Husain. Speaking at the T. Rowe Price Equities Adviser event in ...

Focus Financial looking for more local partners

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2016
Having announced their first Australian investment last week, Focus Financial Partners is hoping to partner with more Australian firms who are looking for a partner rather than just an investor. Raijini Kodialam, co-founder and managing director of ...

RBA envy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2016
... Trump becoming the presumptive Republican nominee? It's none of the above. It is the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) surprise (well, to about half of the central bank's watchers at least) 25 basis point reduction in the official cash rate to a record ...

Budget big picture

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2016
... total tax revenue which doesn't give them much bargaining power at the policy making table. Against these metrics it's no surprise the government has gone after 4% of high end superannuation fund members by introducing a de facto Reasonable Benefit Limit ...