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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2016
Australia wage price index The wage price index (WPI) which measures the "total hourly rates of pay excluding bonuses" among Australian workers increased by lower than expected 0.4% in the first quarter of this year, representing a slowing from the ...

MLC appoints new private equity head

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016
... private equity division for 11 years and was most recently MLC head of Europe, private equity. Prior to MLC, she held a research position at ThreeSixty Investment Strategy & Research, and worked at CBA before that. Commenting on her appointment, she ...

Advisers leading ETF investment charge

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016
... indexed investment vehicles is also becoming more sophisticated. Vanguard and Tria Investment Partners have released research showing that the 44% growth of ETFs over a two year period from 2013 was largely driven by advised self-managed superannuation ...

Competitive forces driving US pension fees down

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016
... employees pay for their corporate pension plan and use it as a point of differentiation when recruiting staff. Rainmaker research shows that within MySuper, the cheapest segment of the APRA-regulated superannuation system, members pay an average of 101 ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016
Australia new motor vehicle sales Sales of new motor vehicles dropped by 2.5% in the month of April, more than offsetting the previous month's 2.2% increase and lower than market expectations for a 0.5% fall. Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data ...

ANZ confirms markets managing director

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2016
... product across foreign exchange, capital markets, interest rates, commodities and derivatives, as well as specialist research and risk management expertise. Collins will continue to report to group executive institutional Mark Whelan. Commenting on the ...

Financial planners improve standing in annual trust survey

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2016
... past year although nurses at 92% (unchanged from 2015) have retained top spot for the 22nd survey in a row," Roy Morgan Research executive chairman Gary Morgan said. "The biggest losers in 2016 were ministers of religion 35% (down 4%) hitting a new record ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2016
US Empire State manufacturing survey The latest update on the state of the manufacturing sector in New York State was both disappointing and surprising, particularly as it follows stronger-than-expected retail sales and consumer sentiment reports released ...

Factor investing sees new customised approach

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2016
... part of a recent Australian visit, Northern Trust Asset Management senior vice president and director of quantitative research Mike Hunstad said institutional investors are now more interested in implementing a factor that's customised to their overall ...

Advisers beware the uncomfortable truth of the ageing brain

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016
... explain the impact of ageing on financial decision-making, SSGA turned to the latest thinking in neuropsychology where research has shown our ability to learn, process new information and solve abstract problems peaks at just 20 years old. The ability ...