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NAB enters into MOU with Nippon Life

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2015
... partnership. The goal, according to NAB's ASX statement, is to "[enter] a long-term partnership in life insurance product manufacturing," although NAB added that "nothing has been decided, and any potential future transaction is uncertain and subject ...

Nikko downgrades equities stance

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015
... well, especially for corporations, with the second quarter pretax profit margins soaring to historic highs for both manufacturing and non-manufacturing sectors," Vail said. "It is thus working well for equity investors too, and should continue to do ...

Data doesn't justify "recession" headlines

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015
... finally drinking the water RBA gov Glenn led them? This positive report is consistent with the AiG Performance of Manufacturing Index which increased to 52.1 in September - the third consecutive month that the index has been above 50 (expansion), accelerating ...

China syndrome

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2015

Financial services only mildly innovative: research

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2015
... innovative firms can be found across all sectors of the economy - including some more mature industries such as manufacturing and retail. It raised the possibility that businesses may be underestimating the true level of innovation in Australia. NAB's ...

Plastics manufacturer launches $40m bond issue

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015
... of investors," FIIG chief executive Mark Paton said Integrated Packaging is the third-largest flexible plastics manufacturing business in Australia and New Zealand, focused on industrial and agricultural packaging. It specialises in shrink film, stretch ...

PROFILE: J.P. Morgan head of Australia funds David Hallifax

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2015
... doing odd jobs with a friend to support himself while backpacking around Australia. He'd crossed the spectrum from manufacturing companies to fish and chip stores before happening upon a book catalogue delivery service in Perth. "It was pretty easy work," ...

Gloom and doom news is good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2015
... gained further impetus following the release of the flash Caixin China Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) that showed manufacturing activity dropped to a 6A1/2-year low of 47.1 in August, topped by the continuing volatility in China's stock market and its ...

Empire State bombs out

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2015
... December... perhaps, forget all about it for all of next year. Yes Virginia, I refer to the drop in the Empire State Manufacturing Index. And girl, was it a surprisingly big thud. The index plunged to a reading of minus 14.92 in August from plus 3.86 ...

One down, two to go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2015
... June, was still expanding (53.9) in July. As Markit put it, "Solid expansions of output were signalled in both the manufacturing and service sectors, with the slightly faster rate of growth at service providers". But should the ECB's China and Fed concerns ...