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ANZ nine-month cash profit down

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2016
... increasing at a quicker rate than expenses. Increased costs stemming from technology, depreciation and project costs were offset by productivity savings including lower full time equivalent employee numbers. The reduction in full time equivalent employees ...

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
... these details are still being defined), relief for people and communities effected by natural disasters, and measures to offset the expected impacts on Japan of Brexit. It will also contain policy responses to address Japan's complex regulatory structure. ...

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  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2016
... quarter are in medical and hospital services (+4.2%), automotive fuel (+5.9%) and tobacco (+2.1%). These rises are partially offset by falls in domestic holiday travel and accommodation (-3.7%), motor vehicles (-1.3%) and telecommunication equipment ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2016
... sector, up by 0.8% year-on-year in the second quarter, reversing the first quarter's 0.5% fall. However, this was partly offset by the slowdown in construction to an annual rate of 2.7% from 4.5% in the first quarter. The service sector expanded by 1.7% ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2016
... of dwelling finance commitments increased by 1.0% in the month of May as a 3.9% jump in "investment housing" more than offset the 0.6% fall in lending"owner occupied housing. The increase in housing finance follows the Reserve Bank's 25 basis point reduction ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2016
... in June from 51.3 in the previous month, as an expansion in new business to its fastest pace since January this year was offset by a decline in business confidence to fresh record lows and easing jobs growth to 17-month lows....or improved a lot - the ...

Britons vote 'Adieu EU'

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2016

Majority of Masterfunds see losses

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2016
... almost 37% of the market. Platforms recorded a loss of -4.1% or -$0.8 billion, inflows of $48.9 billion (37.4%) were totally offset by outflows of $49.7 billion (44.8%). Major platform players include Commonwealth/Colonial ($74.1 billion), National Australia/MLC ...