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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2016
Australia capex The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) report on business investment shows actual private new capital expenditure drop by 5.4% in the June quarter following a similar 5.4% decline in the three months to period and worse than market ...

Future Fund ahead of target on tenth birthday

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2016
... 30-year bond yields and cash rates. We're looking to maximise yield while not chasing the risk too far." The Medical Research Future Fund, established in September 2015, had $3.3 billion in assets under management at 30 June and has earned 2.1% since ...

New board members, partnership for BondAdviser

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2016
... base." BondAdviser has also partnered with Baillieu Holst to provide its adviser networks with direct access to bond research and active investment recommendations. Launched in 2015, BondAdviser is an independent research service that delivers timely ...

Frontier appoints associate

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2016
... firm's staff to 54. Joining Frontier from 26 September is Madeline Chelper. She will be involved across a range of sector research and specialist services areas, in addition to providing support to Frontier clients. Chelper was previously a financial ...

BT High Service List adds Australian equity fund

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2016
... and New Zealand Murray Brewer said. "In a more globalized investment market, we believe this ability to combine global research and local expertise gives us a discernible edge against competitors and a unique value proposition for portfolios." Brewer ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2016
Australia private sector credit Total private sector credit increased by 0.4% in July - in line with market expectations - following a 0.2% gain in the previous month. Credit to housing and to business went up by 0.5% and 0.3%, respectively while personal ...

NAB dispels housing bubble "toil and trouble"

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2016
... housing crisis in Australia at an Actuaries Institute seminar. Speaking at the seminar in Sydney, NAB's global head of research for the global markets division Peter Jolly said that while Australian real estate has definitely skyrocketed in value over ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2016
Australia dwelling approvals The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) latest tally on building approvals show total new dwellings approved jumped by a sharp 11.3% in the month of July, more than offsetting the declines registered in June (-4.7%) and ...

Capital Group reappoints former exec

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2016
... Capital Group has reappointed a former senior employee who now holds the role of senior vice president, capital strategy research. Michael Thawley has re-joined Capital Group and in his new role will work with the company's global investment team, advising ...

Shaw and Partners restructures management

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2016
... achieving all of the goals we have set for ourselves in terms of the expansion of our retail, institutional, corporate and research offering, while meeting the needs of the regulators and legislators." He added: "Since Earl joined Shaw and Partners in ...