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ECB exit: 2018 or 2021?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2017
... August); manufacturing (58.1 from 57.4); services (55.8 from 54.7) - and more recently, the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) sharp upgrade to Eurozone GDP growth. In its October 2017 World Economic Outlook (WEO) report, the IMF lifted its GDP forecasts ...

India's upside risks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2017
... Nikkei India Composite PMI Output Index returned to expansion in September (51.1) from 49 in the previous month paced by a sharp improvement in the services sector (up to 50.7 from 47.5 in August and 45.9 in July) while manufacturing remained the expansion ...

No more slack?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2017
It was the surprise that wasn't. US non-farm payrolls declined by 33,000 in September and it followed an upwardly revised 169,000 gain (from +156,000) in the previous month. Sure the extent of the fall was less than market consensus for a 100,000 addition ...

Time to start factoring in an RBA rate cut?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2017
... August this followed a substantial 2.6% drop in the previous month and the 0.1% August gain in other retailing represents a sharp slowdown from the 1.1% increase in July. Yes, one swallow does not a spring make...but these are two swallows now - back-to-back ...

Expansion everywhere

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2017
"They float. They all float!" Nah, not scribbling to spook the bejeesus out of you ala Pennywise the clown of "It" fame. Au contraire, the quote refers to the manufacturing PMI survey releases showing that the world's biggest economies are all - not ...

Managed Accounts Holdings acquires competitor

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2017
... modest profit on a standalone basis for the current financial year. Commenting on the merger, MGP executive chairman Don Sharp said: "Linear has been a leading provider of platform solutions in the Australian market for some time now. The merger is in ...

The British pound's sterling reversal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2017
... Household Finance Index - United Kingdom' report for the third quarter. The key points of which are: September data reveals sharp deterioration in UK household finances Average HFI reading in Q3 2017 is the weakest for three years Rising living costs ...

China slows to target

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2017
... tensions.) Still, a slightly longer view shows that the Shanghai Composite index have risen by 8.6% this year to date, a sharp turnaround from the 12.3% loss recorded in 2016. Similarly, the yuan has appreciated by 6.1% so far this year after dropping ...

Not happy enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2017
... "...consumers rated news on inflation and international conditions as much more negative than three months ago - likely reflecting sharp increases in energy costs and developments around North Korea. The only material improvement was around jobs where ...

Divergent business confidence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2017
... Forward orders increased from three to four last month driven by a large increase in manufacturing orders that was offset by a sharp decline in retail orders. While trading and profitability dipped by one point each - to 18 and 15, respectively - they ...

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Global X awards mandate for ETF business

ELIZA BAVIN
Global X has awarded a new custody and administration mandate for its Australian ETF business.

Bell Asset Management launches small-caps fund

KARREN VERGARA
Bell Asset Management has formally launched its Australian Small Companies Fund, which is run by former Tyndall Asset Management portfolio managers.

Former Australian Ethical finance chief lands new gig

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The former chief financial officer of the ethical investment manager has joined a local finance company after wrapping up his tenure at AUB Group.

MySuper assets pursue $1.5tn Choice sector

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MySuper assets are fast catching up to the $1.5 trillion Choice sector, hitting nearly $1.2 trillion in the March quarter.

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