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BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2017
... most pay hikes are indexed to inflation which, in turn, sours consumer spending. The chart below shows that most major economies' core inflation rates remain below their 2% target (the People's Bank of China's target is 3.5%). Only the UK's core inflation ...

Aurora pushes for Hastings takeover

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 17 JUL 2017
... "enhance the ability to grow the returns of the portfolio on a measured and sustainable basis." "Additionally, by virtue of economies of scale, the enlarged fund would have the ability to reduce the per unit cost of certain fees and expenses charged ...

PIMCO de-risks ahead of expected recession

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2017
... developed market space. Talking specifically about Australia, Fels noted that it's in a different situation to other G10 economies. "While the headwinds for the mining sector are easing, we're now facing a down cycle in housing, which suggests that the ...

Economics 101 is dead

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 JUL 2017
... (NAIRU) in America is now lower? Perhaps. But this doesn't explain low wages growth observed in most other big world economies. Whatever the reason/s, low wages are feeding into low inflation that, in turn, is feeding low wages (because most wages are ...

Data dictates immediate BOE action

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2017
... in US interest rates are expected and there is no longer an expectation of additional monetary easing in other major economies," policy accommodation won't be withdrawn so soon as markets speculated, evidenced by the recent re-assessment of central banks' ...

Stronger growth sans inflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2017
... the current growth/inflation conundrum, today's reports show continuing strengthening momentum in the world's major economies - one that quickly followed updates on consumer prices indicating not only that inflation remains low but is easing (see http://www.financialstandard.com.au/news/not-so-happy-eofy-for-the-all-ords-100194081). ...

Australian end of financial year sale

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2017
... theme in these "speaks" is the central bank heads' acknowledgment of strengthening growth momentum in their respective economies. In time, stronger growth would put upward pressure on inflation (reduce deflationary pressures) that would them to normalise ...

Link rebrands managed fund admin subsidiary

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2017
... Australian regulatory environment, and seek to tap into outsourcing as a mechanism to achieve operational efficiency and economies of scale whilst also empowering them to focus on core functions. Aligning more closely with Link Group means we will be ...

ASIC enters new era as industry funding model passes

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017
... "Industry funding, in one form or another, applies to other areas of public oversight in Australia and in many comparable economies around the world," Medcraft said. "Not only will the different elements of the broad business sector more fairly share ...

Centuria consolidates funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2017
... expertise and dedicated management of metropolitan assets." Blake added with the expected financial benefit driven by economies of scale from the merger, CMA should be able to reduce its cost of capital and make additional acquisitions possible. Centuria ...