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Revenue boost for life insurers

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2017
... revenue, but failed to improve bottom line performance in the 12 months to March, according the latest APRA performance statistics. Life insurers' total revenue of $37.9 billion was driven mainly by investments in equities, property and debt securities ...

A one-handed clap for ScoMo's Budget

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAY 2017
Australian Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison must be beaming when the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released the latest update on the country's labour market that showed the unemployment rate dropped from 5.9% in March to 5.7% in April - better ...

Housing is cooling

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2017
There's not much indication from the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) latest update on property financing. While the number of total dwelling finance commitments continued to decline - down 0.5% in March after a 0.8% fall in February - their value ...

LRBA loophole for SMSFs removed

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2017
... taking on a LRBA to invest in property, as this may trigger the $1.6 million transfer balance cap in retirement. ATO statistics show that SMSFs currently hold $24.3 billion in LRBAs, with these financial instruments being predominantly used to invest ...

Australian economy proceeding according to projections

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... fastest rate since March last year - suggesting strengthening in the labour market. Lastly, the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) update on building permits should ease the RBA's concern over the financial stability threat from the housing market. ...

Which part of the elephant are you holding?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017
... interpretations are often derived from which part of the animal you touched. Such is the case with the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) elephant - the latest update on Australia's "International Trade in Goods and Services". The numbers show that ...

China slowing to target

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2017
... China's manufacturing sector and suggesting a weak start to the second quarter. China's official National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) manufacturing PMI fell to a reading of 51.2 in April from 51.8 in March. While this marked the 9th consecutive month ...

The CPI report that confirms all biases

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2017
... hawks, doves and in-betweeners - in terms of RBA monetary policy direction. This is because the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) consumer price index's latest report confirms whatever bias you have on the outlook for interest rates - up, down or ...

Opposition floats SMSF borrowing ban

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2017
... limited recourse borrowing arrangements by SMSFs is playing a significant role in affecting housing affordability. "ATO statistics show that SMSFs hold $24.3 billion in LRBAs, with these financial instruments being predominantly used to invest in residential ...

Super wealth reaches record high

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2017
... hold in superannuation is climbing to a record high, according to the latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. At the end of December 2016, Australians held $2.6 trillion of household net worth in superannuation; up 10.5% from $2.34 trillion ...