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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2016
... index increased to a better than expected reading of 99.2 in June from 98.4 in the previous month. Not only this, improvements were also posted by the coincident index (111.1 in June from 109.2 in May) and the lagging index (112.7 from 111.5). Malaysian ...

Industry fund inks MetLife mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2016
... $850 million of life and income protection payments to more than 22,000 customers. We are continuing to identify improvements that we can and will make to ensure our customers have the right products, right service and care when they need it the most." ...

Lonsec gives iRate an upgrade

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2016
... capabilities to aid their investment analysis. The new iRate platform is designed to provide advisers with significant improvements in features and functionality, allowing advisers to access enhanced portfolio construction and research and reporting ...

BetaShares grows suite with two new sector ETFs

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2016
... has increased strongly across the globe in recent decades, driven by rising living standards, population ageing and improvements in innovation and technology," said BetaShares managing director Alex Vynokur. "Through DRUG, investors can tap into the ...

Sustainable office trust attracts major new investor

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2016
... achieve environmental re-ratings and improved value. "We see a strong future for our partnership with the CEFC and UFS. Improvements in the NABERS rating are proven to have a positive impact on attracting blue-chip tenants to formerly low income generating ...

Voters opt to shut down AMP Capital China fund

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2016
... Nick Paris argued that his firm had never wanted to see the fund dissolved; instead, LIM had suggested a number of improvements for the fund, including making it open-ended, in private correspondence back in 2015. "But 13 months on, we're looking at ...

World first green bond raises $300m

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016
... complement services in these areas. "Social Impact Bonds can be an innovative way to deliver real and hopefully lasting improvements to what are unfortunately persistent social issues," Pallas said. The government reiterated that the SIBs will complement ...

Tasplan and RBF merger confirmed

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2016
... progress the merger further, we won't know exactly what the merged fund will look like - while we're expecting some improvements we're not planning to make any huge changes," Edwards said. "Between now and March, Tasplan is working closely with RBF to ...

Vision Super looks for admin partners

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2016
... reporting, correspondence and member or employer online experience. He adds a new member can now join in 90 seconds. Improvements to the fund's administration are set to include: Additional functionality to transact online; quicker turnaround times on ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016
... Similarly, retail spending growth picked up pace, accelerating to 5.1% in the year to May from 4.3% in the previous month. Improvements are expected further out, supported by the Bank of Korea's surprised rate cut announcement in June. It lowered interest ...