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Challenger annuities march on

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2016
... positive inflows across both Fidante Partners and Challenger Investment Partners of around $800 million in the quarter were offset by negative market movements. "On the Funds Management side of the business, there were promising inflows from Fidante's ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2016
... Market expectations were for an improvement to negative 0.77%. A 3.7% year-on-year increase in food prices was more than offset by a 9.9% drop in the price of petrol and a 0.1% dip in the price of manufactured products.

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016
... consensus expectations for a 20,000 addition. Full time jobs declined by 8,800 over the month but these were more than offset by a 34,900 increase in part-time jobs. The unemployment rate dropped to 5.7% in March - the lowest since September 2013 -- ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2016
... and follows February's flat reading, due largely to a sharp 2.1% decline in auto sales over the month which was partly offset by a 0.9% increase in gasoline sales. Excluding autos and gas, retail sales increased by 0.1% over the month but still fall ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2016
... the previous month's 4.4% decline. A 3.0% jump in the number of loans for the purchase of existing dwellings, more than offset continuing decreases in lending for new dwellings (-15.4% in February from -4.2% in January) and dwelling construction (-1.9% ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2016
... the previous month's 4.4% decline. A 3.0% jump in the number of loans for the purchase of existing dwellings, more than offset continuing decreases in lending for new dwellings (-15.4% in February from -4.2% in January) and dwelling construction (-1.9% ...

Super funds promote affordable housing ideas

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016
Industry superannuation funds have put forward several financing models directed at addressing Australia's supply of affordable housing. In response to Treasury establishing an Affordable Housing Working Group, both industry super funds and banks have ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2016
... 1.0% over the month led by a 20% drop in "non-monetary gold" shipments. Exports of rural goods declined by 5% partially offset by a 2% increase in non-rural goods. Services exports declined by 1.0%. Imports, goods and services debits, were practically ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2016
... quickest pace in three months and output charge inflation reaching a 16-month high. Falls in commodity and oil prices were offset by the weaker rupee making imported raw materials costlier. This build-up in inflationary pressures may lead the Reserve ...

Housing market set to flat line not crash: QIC

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2016
... managed in the current low rate environment. Data from QIC shows that households are consistently able to increase their offset balances while also pay more than their minimum loan repayment. "We don't think consumers are stretched in general. There ...