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Link Group names Fund Solutions chief

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2018
... Before State Street, Khoury was director of investment operations at Focus Investment Management, head of research and statistics at the Investment Funds Association of Australia and an actuarial consultant at MIRA Consultants. Khoury said: "I'm ...

Chief economist update: All Ords rising

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2018
... remained sluggish - up 2.1% in the December 2017 quarter from 2% in the previous quarter. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) will release the March 2018 quarter update. Expectations are for wages growth to remain steady at 2.1% but based on its ...

More mums in the workforce: ABS

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2018
... in the workforce - an increase of about seven percentage points over the 10 years to 2016. The Australian Bureau of Statistics also points out mothers are increasingly likely to be employers of self-employed. This percentage rose from 3.9% to 6.7% in ...

Chief economist update: Talking trade tariffs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2018
... increase business costs and consumer prices, sending inflation higher. It's as well that the latest US international trade statistics show that America's external account is improving and this could help temper tensions between the opposing sides. The ...

Water risk infiltrates agriculture portfolios

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2018
... significant drop in cattle numbers has invariably resulted in declining production and profitably. The Australian Bureau of Statistics' Agriculture Census, released in July 2017, shows farmers have drastically modified practices to align with water availability ...

Chief economist update: Inflation remains in the slow lane

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2018
The financial markets' response to the Australian Bureau of Statistics' Consumer Price Index report was a big "HO-HUM." With the report released a day before ANZAC Day, the response could have been because market players' thoughts were on something ...

Chief economist update: Australian workers, don't expect a pay rise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018
The latest Australian employment growth stat misses market expectations. The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) update shows that while the unemployment rate remained at 5.5% in March - in line with expectations and unchanged from the January and ...

Financial services data breaches recorded

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018
... reported to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner in the first quarter of 2018. The OAIC Quarterly Statistics report outlined the top five industry sectors that reported breaches in the quarter. Finance (including superannuation) sits ...

Lawyers slam life insurers in Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018
... for claims processing and set out remedies and sanctions for breaches. Based on APRA's December 2017 life insurance statistics, annualised return on net assets stood at 10.9%, yet the penalty interest rate is about 5.58%, Mennen said, warning of insurers' ...

Chief economist update: Another five minutes of retail sunshine?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018
... Lowe must be sporting a smile on his lips for just a day after the Board met on the April 3, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released its latest report on retail spending and...it was good. The Australian central bank kept the official cash ...