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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2016
Markit flash US manufacturing PMI Markit Economics' flash US manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) eased to a reading of 52.1 in August from July's nine-month high level of 52.9 on the back of continued solid strength in production. While the ...

Flat Australian dividends help case for global diversification

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2016
The latest Henderson Global Dividend Index reinforces the need for Australian investors to seek income in offshore markets as Australian equities continued to produce flat dividends. Dividends in Australia fell 0.2% on an underlying basis in the three ...

Combination of fiscal and monetary policy essential for Japan

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2016
... Abenomics, according to QIC Shocking global markets with the announcement of negative cash rates in late January, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) is set to deliver a comprehensive assessment of the performance of its monetary policy in September, with the market ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2016
... Disappointing Japanese economic growth figures have all but cemented expectations for more policy easing from the Bank of Japan (BOJ) come September. Preliminary estimates showed that real GDP produced no growth in the three months to June. This is a ...

Sell everything (again?)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2016
In a week punctuated by disappointing key stats from the world's major economies, something strange in our neighbourhood happened... Wall Street produced a trifecta. The Dow, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq all closed at record highs on the 11th of August ...

Morphic fund added to wraps

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2016
A Sydney-based global equities manager is gaining further traction following its flagship fund being placed on several wraps and platforms. Morphic Asset Management's Global Opportunities Fund, known for its steady risk-adjusted returns, is now available ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2016
... month. If it's any consolation, this was better than market expectations for a 12.4% decline. Export shipments fell in Japan (-23.2%), China (-14.0%), the European Union (-11.4%), the ASEAN (-7.8%) and the United States (-0.7%) but exports to Hong Kong ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2016
Australia business confidence Brexit and the close 2 July Australian Federal elections dented Australian business sentiment as could be expected, but only just. The National Australia Bank (NAB) business confidence index eased to a reading of plus 4 ...

Colonial First State adds global equity capability

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2016
Colonial First State has added a global equity capability to its FirstChoice platform. The capability will be managed by T. Rowe Price, and will cover international developed, emerging and frontier equity markets. It uses the same investment insight ...

Central bank Olympics - the race is on

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2016
... stoked speculations that the Fed could raise interest rates as early as next month. This was not the case for the Bank of Japan (BOJ) - which given deteriorating fundamentals have to keep on running just to stay still. It jumped the gun, announcing an ...