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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2016
... economic indicators show that fears of a hard landing in the Chinese economy that greeted 2016 are just that. Retail sales advanced by 10.8% in the year to November - accelerating from 10.0% in the previous month, beating market expectations for a 10.1% ...

Centuria acquires property platform

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2016
The evolution of funds management platforms has advanced another step following Centuria's latest acquisition of an additional listed real estate management platform. Centuria has agreed to acquire the majority of 360 Capital Group's property management ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2016
Australia CB leading indicator The Conference Board leading economic index for Australia advanced by 0.5% to a reading of 104.5 in September from 104.0 in the previous month. This is the highest reading since April last year and takes the year-on-year ...

Preqin buys solution platform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2016
... Baxon's suite with the most comprehensive data source in the alternative assets industry, we will deliver the market's most advanced, scalable cloud-based solution to enhance portfolio monitoring, valuation and reporting processes for the middle market," ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2016
... orders (up 6.4 points to 54.7 in October); exports (up 6.0 points to 56.0); and sales (up 3.6 points to 55.0). Employment advanced by 1 point in October but remained in contraction at 47.7. However, production declined by 2.9 points to a reading of 49.7 ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2016
... sharper contraction in imports (down 16.3% in the year to September) relative to exports (down 6.9%). South Korea GDP Advanced estimates show that South Korea's economic growth eased slightly to 0.7% in the third quarter from 0.8% in the three months ...

Elders introduces adviser education scholarships

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2016
... direction on educational standards is impacting advisers across Australia who don't know whether to up-skill via the Advanced Diploma of Financial Planning courses or through tertiary qualifications." The education scholarships are part of an educational ...

Aussie bonds attractive to global investors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2016
... Donaldson described local bond markets as resilient because they provide diversified exposure in comparison to other advanced economies, with 1.5 to 3% yields attractive to global investors realising that low rates are here to stay. "Our clients tell ...

Super engagement strategies still misfiring

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2016
... communicate with their members. Not only do some members complain that too much super fund marketing assumes unrealistically advanced levels of superannuation knowledge, they complain that super funds give them too much information. Kirkland said consumers ...

Slow, slower, slowing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2016
... forecasts are correct). Similarly, the median inflation rate has decline from the 1998-2007 average of 2.1% to 0.5% for advanced economies (again, assuming perfect foresight) and from 4.9% to 3.0% for emerging market and developing economies. One thing ...