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Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2016
Why Australia's banks passed on only half this week's rate cut Australia's banks are being heavily criticised for not passing on the full effect of this week's rate cut to consumers in lower mortgage rates. But with almost 60% of bank funding coming ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2016
Another stimulus package for Japan Japan has announced a stimulus package containing a raft of infrastructure and welfare measures in yet another attempt to jolt the nation's economy back to life. The package, headlined at A$350 billion if you include ...

InvestmentLink launches fintech data grant

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2016
Independent financial data source InvestmentLink has established a data grant to support emerging Australian fintech companies. The grant will allow selected fintech start-ups to access a feed of financial account and investment fund data for free for ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2016
FTA with Indonesia gets closer Australia's trade minister, Steve Ciobo, is in Jakarta this week holding talks with Indonesian Minister for Trade, Enggartiasto Lukita, trying to negotiate details of the Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2016
Centenarians our fastest growing age group In the US the number of people making it to 100 years of age is growing so rapidly that by 2050 it is estimated there could be as many as 1 million centenarians, up 100% on current numbers. In Japan the number ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2016
AOFM to buy back short-dated bonds The commonwealth government is restructuring part its bond portfolio debt by offering to buy-back short-dated Treasury Bonds and swap them into other durations. The Australian Office of Financial Management said this ...

Economic wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2016
... this, engineering construction is falling away faster than expected; down by 27% over the year as major projects continue to wrap-up. The slowdown is expected to weigh heavily on growth, with activity expected to fall back to 2005-06 levels by 2019-20. ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2016
Inflation crashes to 1pct The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.4% in the June quarter 2016, according to the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) figures. This follows a fall of 0.2% in the March quarter 2016. Annual inflation is now just 1.0% ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2016
Brexit concerns push hedge funds to A$4tr Global hedge fund capital increased to A$4 trillion in the second quarter of this year, according to Hedge Funds Research. The surge, sparked by Brexit concerns, was the third highest hedge fund FUM tally on ...

Synchron debuts adviser investment solution

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2016
... licensee Synchron has created a new company to provide investment solutions to its advisers. Through Valant Capital, the High Wrap investment account, superannuation account and pension account will be available to Synchron's more than 400 advisers. ...