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Australia's big bro

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2010
... 2009/2010, we sold A$10 million plus more than we bought. Recent data from industrial production to investments to retail sales confirm continued strength in the Chinese economy. Not to mention, last Friday's report of a stronger Chinese manufacturing ...

Fortune cookie

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2010
... US equity market closed almost as flat as pancake after the US Commerce Department released the latest update on retail sales that - once again - could be interpreted any which way that tickles your fancy. Overall retail sales increased by 0.4 per cent ...

Happy days

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 SEP 2010
... a higher-than-expected 13.9 per cent in the year to August following a 13.4 per cent gain in the previous month. Retail sales jumped by 18.4 per cent from 17.9 per cent in July. Such strong numbers have typically sparked concerns in the past few months ...

Perpetual promotes two

NEWS RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2010
... marketing content for Perpetual's equity strategies. Matthew McKinnon has assumed the broader role of general manager - retail sales, equities for the merged division. McKinnon's areas of responsibility in his new role include development and execution ...

Challenger back in the black, annuity sales trebles

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2010
... Retail and institutional annuity product sales increased more than three-fold from $514 million to $2.19 billion. Retail sales of annuities alone rose 82 per cent to $933 million. "An ageing population is on our side, as the emerging realisation that ...

Torturing the data

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2010
... 74 points seen during previous recessions and so far away from the 90-point level during economic expansions. US retail sales increased by 0.4 per cent in July, better than expectations for a 0.3 per cent rise. How dare it go against a slowdown to double-dip ...

The Fed did it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2010
... 533 billion yuan in July, down from 603 bil in the previous month and lower than market expectations of 600 bil. Retail sales expanded by "only" 17.9 per cent in the year to July from 18.3 per cent in June. Industrial production growth "slowed" to 13.4 ...

Scale a key issue in multi-management

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 6 AUG 2010
... predicts the multi-manager trend won't be a 'category killer' due to scale issues. Matt Mckinnon, general manager - retail sales Australian equities at Perpetual, acknowledged the multi-manager model is a popular strategy among planners servicing clients ...

Squared

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 AUG 2010
... Wall Street because of -- according to The Age - " A surprisingly poor signal on the US jobs market" and US "monthly retail sales reports showed shoppers remain skittish about spending as hiring remains scarce". It referred to the US Labor Department's ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2010
... posted their strongest close in six weeks, led by gains among mining stocks and despite giving up ground amid weak retail sales data. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index ended up 30 points, or 0.66 per cent, at 4,571.6 points, while the broader All Ordinaries ...