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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016
Australia employment The world of financial markets and tea-leaves watching would be a boring place if not for "seasonality adjusted" estimates of economic statistics, especially ones that go up one month and down the next and/or beat expectations one ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2016
Australian consumer sentiment Although marginal and less than market expectations, the 0.3% increase in the Westpac/Melbourne Institute index of consumer sentiment to 101.4 in September from 101.0 in the previous month indicates that optimists continue ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2016
Australia business confidence The Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) 25bps cut in the official cash rate to 1.50% in August helped lift the NAB business confidence indext from a reading of plus 4 in July to plus 6 last month - consistent with its long-term ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2016
Australia lending finance Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) showed a sharp 9.0% increase in the total value commercial finance commitments in July, more than reversing the 8.2% drop in the previous month. The increase was driven by ...

Experts give insights at 2016 Managed Accounts Forum

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  SUNDAY, 11 SEP 2016
... Portfolio Managers. The forum was concluded with an in-depth discussion on the impact of implementing managed accounts and a wrap-up of the day's discussions, facilitated by IMAP's Toby Potter, followed by the opportunity for attendees to relax, unwind ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2016
US consumer credit Total US consumer credit went up by US$17.7 billion in July, stronger than the previous month's US14.5 billion increase and more than market expectations for a US$15.6 billion rise. Non-revolving credit - i.e. car and student loans ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2016
Australian GDP The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released the country's National Accounts report showing that while the economy's quarterly real GDP growth halved to 0.5% in the three months to June from 1.0% in the March quarter, the annual ...

Legg Mason Brandywine fund gets top rating again

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2016
... using its 'risk budget' to generate excess return for investors. The Fund is available on BT/Asgard, AMP, IOOF, Macquarie Wrap MLC Wrap, Navigator, Power Wrap and Linear platforms. The fund is also experiencing strong interest from self-managed investors ...

Wingate appoints new CEO

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2016
... continue to deliver." Mead's appointment follows Wingate's Global Equity Fund - Wholesale Units being added to Macquarie's wrap platform. The fund, formerly known as the Wingate Opportunity Fund, invests in leading global companies with a high conviction ...

CFS wins bid to host new SMA solution

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2016
... Managed Account (SMA) offer. Atrium Investment Management and CFS will team up to deliver Atrium's new SMA service via its wrap platform. CFS executive general manager Linda Elkins said CFS was proud to be selected by Atrium. "We made it a priority during ...