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Paris adds to the "why nots" for a December lift-off

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2015
... over the month, double consensus expectations for a 0.2% rise and taking the annual growth in wages up to 2.5% -- the fastest pace since July 2009. However, it appears that increased hiring is not translating into higher retail spending - headline retail ...

The importance of Asian trade agreements

GREG O'NEILL, PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE, LA TROBE  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2015

Macquarie and CBA in global top 100

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2015
... Towers Watson. Of the top 50 managers in the annual Pensions & Investments/Towers Watson World 500, Macquarie was the fastest climber having jumped from 116th place to 50th in the last five years. It has total assets of US$370 billion. Commonwealth Bank ...

Sunrise, sunset

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2015
... September to the weakest rate in the current five-month sequence of expansion. Meanwhile, new exports orders fell at the fastest rate in over two-and-a-half years, with a number of panellists suggesting lower trade volumes with China was the main contributing ...

China should have hardlanded

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2015
... 2014. Into domestic consumption. Retail sales increased by a stronger-than-guessed 10.9% in the year to September - the fastest pace in nine months -- from 10.8% the month before. If there's anything to be disappointed about, it's the fact that China's ...

Russell Investments sold to TA Associates

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2015
... decision to invest in the company "a notable endorsement of our leading position in outcome-oriented solutions, one of the fastest growing segments in the asset management industry." "Through their financial backing, strategic guidance and industry expertise ...

Data doesn't justify "recession" headlines

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015
... picture they paint is to the contrary. Private sector credit growth accelerated to an annual rate of 6.3% in August - the fastest in 78 months - from 6.1% in the previous month. The details are even better with housing credit slowing to an annual pace ...

ASX to set up shop in Hong Kong

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2015
... Australia's financial markets community in the Australian Liquidity Centre via the ASX Net Global network. "Asia is the world's fastest growing economic region and the source of increasing ASX customer flows," ASX deputy chief executive Peter Hiom said. ...

Super tax reform on hold for election

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2015
... superannuation fail all the tests: they are not equitable, they are not sustainable. "Tax concessions for superannuation are the fastest growing tax concession in the entire federal budget. "With an aging population, a growing proportion of the population ...

Australian hedge funds on course to reach $100bn

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2015
... inflection point where subdued equity and debt markets are setting an extremely positive backdrop for hedge funds to become the fastest growing segment of the Australian investment management market," Paul Chadwick, AIMA Australia Chairman, said. "With ...