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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2016
Australia building approvals New figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics show that the total number of dwelling units approved dropped by 8.7% over the month of September, less than market expectations for a 3.0% decline and follow a ...

SMSF trustees remain prudent investors

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2016
... investment performance and managing portfolio diversification well. SMSF Association head of technical Peter Hogan said ATO statistics show that in four of the eight years from 2007 to 2014, SMSF returns outperformed all other alternative superannuation ...

Milliman and Frontier explore new retirement product

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2016
... comes at a time when Australia's life expectancy hit a new high in 2015. Latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show male life expectancy at birth reached 80.4 years in 2015, increasing from 80.3 in 2014. Female life expectancy also ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2016
Australia export and import prices When the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released the June quarter National Accounts last September, one notable piece of information was the bureau's mention that "The Terms of trade increased by 2.3% in seasonally ...

CPI says RBA no go on Melbourne Cup Day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2016
... stands at a record low 1.5%. This is the message from the September quarter inflation update. The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) "Consumer Price Index, Australia, Sep 2016" report shows the annual headline CPI inflation rate accelerating to 1.3% ...

ANZ appoints former Finance Department boss

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2016
... the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. She began her career in public service at the Australian Bureau of Statistics and later took a key role in Australia's people smuggling taskforce. ANZ chair David Gonski said he was "delighted to have ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2016
Australia employment The heading of the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) "Labour Force, Australia" report says it all, "Shift to part-time employment continues". Overall employment fell by 9,800 in September following an 8,600 decline in August ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2016
Australia new motor vehicle sales Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data show that the total new motor vehicle sales rose by 2.5% over the month of September to a record high 100,640 units. This followed a flat outcome in the previous month and ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2016
... to improve" with the "house price expectations' index up by 1.6% in October. US JOLTS report The US Bureau of Labor Statistics' Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) may lag the non-farm payrolls report but the latest indications from this survey ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2016
... of the economy - as far as it relates to the near-term outlook." Australia housing finance The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported that the value of total value of dwelling finance commitments (excluding alterations and additions) declined ...