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Insurance bonds meeting retirement income demand

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 10 JAN 2017
... term deposit fund and 60% in a mainstream balanced fund; this mix, Austock Life said, had delivered a historical performance of 5.11% per annum after fees and tax. Drawing down $20,000 a year from the imputation bond would leave the retiree with $164,533 ...

Australia construction activity eases contraction

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 JAN 2017
... contraction is easing. This is the indication from the Australian Industry Group's (AiG)/Housing Industry Group (HIA) Performance of Construction Index. The index climbed to 47.0 points in December, continuing its improvement from 46.6 in November and ...

Trump to boost Aussie commodities

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 DEC 2016
... investors in the $24 billion Australian ETP market heading into 2017. The report suggests that, given the strong performance of energy stocks during periods of fiscal growth, the massive investment in US infrastructure promised by Trump stands to have ...

Small caps and corporate activity drive LIC performance

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2016
... Small Ordinaries Accumulation Index was down 4.7% for the month and 4.8% over the past three. Despite this the performance of small and mid-focused LICs continues to reflect the strong performance of the sector. For the 12 months to 31 October the average ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2016
... and services sectors - both going into expansion territory in October and strengthening in November -- the AiG performance of construction index remained in contraction, although November's 46.6 reading is sharp improvement from the 45.9 recorded in ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2016
Australia AiG performance of services It wasn't as sharp as the 3.3 point increase in the manufacturing index to 54.2 in November, but the AiG performance of services index's 0.6 point rise to 51.1 continues the trend towards stronger expansion seen ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016
... manufacturing survey Rising demand and confidence, along with a relatively cheaper A$ and increased exports, sent the AiG performance of manufacturing index higher into expansion territory, rising to a reading of 54.2 in November from 50.9 in the previous ...

Lonsec adds AB fund to portfolios

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2016
... delighted with the recognition, with AB chief executive - Australia, Jen Driscoll saying it highlights the excellent performance of the fund since inception and reflects confidence in its investment team. "The recognition is also timely, in our view ...

Super objective crucial to Commission review

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2016
... competition and efficiency. Commissioner Angela MacRae made it clear the assessment is not about comparing the performance of individual super funds or products. "This framework will allow us to assess how well our super system is able to meet its primary ...

Australia lags in infrastructure returns

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2016
Australia is falling behind its global counterparts when it comes to returns to economy and performance of built assets, according to the 2016 Global Build Asset Performance Index. Released by Arcadis and developed in conjunction with the Centre for ...