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The good and the bad in the Fed rate hike

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2016
... even more as interest rates continue to increase. Already, the big four banks have raised mortgage rates as they try to offset the pressure on their interest rate margins caused by higher funding rates. The good news for Australia is that the Fed's interest ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2016
... and 2.2% in August. The better-than-expected result was driven by a 4.6% jump in non-manufacturing orders that more than offset a 1.4% fall in manufacturing. A continued increase in core machinery orders suggests an improvement in capital expenditure ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2016
... record of 52.9 in November as an easing in the manufacturing sector's expansion (50.9 in November from 51.2 in October) was offset by a jump in general services business activity from 52.4 to a 16-month high of 53.1 in November.

Life insurance commissions bill passes lower house

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2016
... business models. He said: "While most advisers understand that phased reductions in upfront remuneration from 2018 will be offset by higher ongoing remuneration, the change is still significant for many advisers." Synchron director Don Trapnell questioned ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2016
... contributions from consumer spending (1.89 percentage points from 1.47) and net exports (0.87 from 0.83). This was partly offset by fixed investment (-0.15 pp from -0.09) and government consumption and investment (0.05 from 0.09). The contribution from ...

Impact only fund makes first investments

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2016
... delivery and postal service that looks to challenge Australia Post with a convenient, affordable, trackable and fully carbon offset pick-up and delivery service. Giant Leap's second investment is YourGrocer, a business offering same-day delivery from ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2016
... consumption was flat over the quarter and so was public expenditure declined as the 0.4% gain in government consumption was offset by the 0.7% decline in government investment. However, inflation - as measured by the GDP price deflator - worsened, down ...

Trump bigger than Brexit

ALEX BURKE, DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2016
... largest economy in the world. We see US earnings higher off the back of tax cuts however the impact on markets will be offset by a higher risk premium and higher interest rates which will impact the multiple," he said. "Our portfolios are reasonably ...

BTFG navigates wealth management headwinds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2016
... average funds under management and funds under administration growing 2% and 4% respectively, though the increases were offset by lower income via advice, lower valuations of investments in Ascalon funds, and increased regulatory and compliance costs. ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2016
... from 6.5% in the previous month with the deceleration in lending growth to owner-occupiers (+7.3% from +7.6%) slightly offset by the re-acceleration in investment housing (+4.9% from 4.6%). Personal credit contracted for the 9th straight month in year-on-year ...