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More fires than hires

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2017
... this year (but pricing in two rate hikes next year, according to WBC), the growing labour marketslack, along with A$ strength - it has appreciated by 6.0% versus the US$ and 4.5% on the trade weighted index (TWI) this year to date - and still below target ...

Access to super for housing is still bad policy

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2017
Superannuation industry associations have once again come out strongly against a policy of allowing first home buyers early access to their superannuation to purchase a home. Following comments this week from Assistant Treasurer Michael Sukkar, who ...

Actuaries Institute names new president

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2017
The Actuaries Institute is welcoming the appointment of a new president and leadership team. Jenny Lyon takes the leadership role while serving as a director at actuarial recruitment consulting firm SKL Executive. She has also held directorship roles ...

RBA zeroes in on balance sheets

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2017
The strength and resilience of the banks' and household balance sheets - rather than indicators such as credit or rising house prices - are a key focus for the RBA, assistant governor Michele Bullock said. Bullock told this morning's Bloomberg address ...

Traded goods inflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017
Quickening US import and export price inflation indicates that, barring a surprisingly weak US non-farm payrolls report (released later tonight), the fed funds rate would be at 0.75%-1.0% in about five days' time (15th of March). Import prices rose ...

Jobs, jobs, jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2017
Financial markets don't track the ADP private payrolls report as closely as they do the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) employment report but if ADP's estimate for February is any guide, the official US non-farm payrolls report (due out at the end ...

Steady as she grows

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2017
As expected, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) kept the official cash rate unchanged at 1.5% -- where it had been since August last year -- while at the same time offering a positive outlook on the global and domestic economy. Not only has the RBA ...

Custody sector hits $3 trillion

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2017
The custody and administration sector grew 5.2% between June and December 2016, the latest figures from the Australian Custodial Services Association show. Assets under custody (AUC) for Australian investors reached $3 trillion for the first time, with ...

AIST names interim chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2017
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees named its interim successor to Tom Garcia. AIST executive manager, governance and stewardship Eva Scheerlinck will commence in the role when current chief executive Garcia departs on 10 March. In a ...

VanEck expands investment lineup

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2017
The VanEck Australia investment team will be bolstered by the return of a New York-based associate manager. Brett Liddell, who joined VanEck's US business in 2012, has relocated back to Sydney to take on a senior role within the Australian team. Liddell ...