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Chief economist update: Build, build, and build some more

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2018
... quarter GDP) and inflation. Australia, too, will get a big market moving number tomorrow when the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) releases fourth quarter figures on consumer prices. But while we wait, the Philippines and more specifically, its ...

MetLife awards $11bn custody mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2018
... paperless ID solutions. The local life insurance market grew 2.4% to $16.2 billion in the year to September, latest statistics from Strategic Insight show. The group insurance segment however, recorded minimal growth, up 1.8% year-on-year to $6.3 billion ...

ATO toasts the "SMSF class of 2012"

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018
As part of the release of its annual SMSF statistics, the ATO looked at the performance of the SMSF sector through the lens of funds established five years ago and asked: where are they now? There were 36,160 SMSFs lodged in the 2012 financial year. ...

Chief economist update: The good news and the good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018
First, the good news: The Australian Bureau of Statistics'(ABS) latest update on the country's labour market confirmed the continued strengthening in the labour market. Total employment increased by 34,700 in the month of December -- more than twice ...

Chief economist update: iPhone and Black Friday sales ring up retail registers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2018
... wallets and went on a shopping binge. This, at least, is what one would conclude after seeing the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) report revealing that retail sales surged by 1.2% in the month of November. This is more than double October's 0.5% ...

Life insurance inflows stable: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2018
The life insurance market grew 2.4% to $16.2 billion in the year to September, latest statistics from Strategic Insight show. The group insurance segment however, recorded minimal growth, up 1.8% year-on-year to $6.3 billion, with MetLife (14.1%), TAL ...

Jobs, jobs, jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2017
Australians all let us rejoice and have ourselves a merry little Christmas! The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) Labour Force report shows a sharp jump in employment in November no matter how it's measured. Look at the seasonally adjusted estimates ...

Group insurance awareness encouraging: MetLife

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2017
... conversations around life insurance taking place in the media and from a political perspective, adding that based on APRA statistics, 92% claims are in fact paid. The good news is that the awareness is there, and the next step will be working with the ...

Thinning trade surplus shaves A$

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2017
... Financial markets expected Australia's trade surplus to narrow in October but not by this much. The Australian Bureau of Statistics'(ABS) 'International Trade in Goods and Services report showed that the country's trade surplus dropped to just A$105 ...

SMSFs continue rise

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2017
... a third (30%) of Australia's superannuation assets, which reached $2.5 trillion for the first time last month. Key statistics for the superannuation industry as at 30 September 2017