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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2016
... by 5.0% to A$2.01 billion in August from A$2.12 billion in July (revised from A$2.41 billion), Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data show. This is better than market expectations for a A$2.3 billion trade gap and the lowest deficit since April this ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2016
... since January this year that we saw retail spending increase at this monthly rate. Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show that retail sales grew by 0.4% in the month of August - higher than the expected 0.2% increase - after recording ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2016
... some firms had taken a more cautious approach towards hiring". Australia building approvals The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reports that the number of total dwelling units approved fell by 1.8% in the month of August. This is better than market ...

Machine learning to revolutionise investing

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2016
... revolutions: the growth in computing power, the explosion of data generation, and the maturing of methodologies from statistics, computer science, mathematics and engineering, amongst other disciplines," Ledford said. "As more data become available ...

J.P. Morgan overtakes NAS in AUC

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2016
... 2016. NAS experienced a 3.4% decline in total AUC, slipping from $584 billion to $564 billion. According to ACSA the statistics show that while the sector is experiencing overall positive growth, the drivers have changed, with custody of onshore assets ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2016
Australian residential property prices Figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics showed residential property prices in the country's eight capital cities rebounded by 2.0% in the June quarter. Although this is less than market expectations ...

Advice clients need greater clarity on fees: survey

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016
... understand their fees trusting their advisers less and therefore being less likely to refer them to any friends or family. Statistics from the report demonstrate that 53% of advisers believe their clients understand their fees, while only 33% of investors ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016
... financial markets and tea-leaves watching would be a boring place if not for "seasonality adjusted" estimates of economic statistics, especially ones that go up one month and down the next and/or beat expectations one month and disappoint the next, or ...

Rethinking risk through goals-based investing

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2016
... of being pre-funded, which is significant as it gives the system a lot of inherent flexibility. According to recent statistics by the Australian Bureau thereof, over a quarter of post-65 retirees are opting to receive superannuation as an income stream ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2016
Australia lending finance Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) showed a sharp 9.0% increase in the total value commercial finance commitments in July, more than reversing the 8.2% drop in the previous month. The increase was driven by ...