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MDA operator appoints distribution head

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2017
... expanding administration capability of managed accounts and all marketing." Executive chairman of managedaccounts.com.au Don Sharp said the appointment comes as part of the group's strategy to invest further in sales and its ongoing expansion of the ...

Five minutes of sunshine tomorrow?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2017
... even higher to 39.7% in the March quarter from 26.4% in the December 2016 quarter. Another good news in the report is the sharp 1.2% increase in inventories in the first quarter of this year - one that should provide a positive contribution to GDP growth. ...

Be careful what you wish for

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2017
... needs stimulating. However, it's not that simple. Even abstracting from the high household indebtedness linked to housing, a sharp slowdown in the property market has wide negative implications for the Australian economy. This is because of the property ...

HESTA sharpens focus on factor investing

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2017
HESTA has awarded a second mandate to an international asset manager championing factor investing. Members of the industry fund will benefit from the expertise of Robeco, implementing its QI Global Value Equities strategy. "We were looking for a cost ...

Partnership empowers accountants to give advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2017
... Golombick said. Class chief executive Kevin Bungard commented the importance of financial advice for SMSFs has been brought into sharp focus by the introduction of the super reforms. The impact of the super reforms on SMFSs members and other investors ...

China slowing to target

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2017
Whether it's the official tally or the private sector one, the latest purchasing managers' surveys point to slowing expansion in China's manufacturing sector and suggesting a weak start to the second quarter. China's official National Bureau of Statistics ...

Expanding expansion in manufacturing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2017
... persist or reverse in the following months. Besides, property prices are still up a strong 11.2%. No rate hike too. The sharp pick-up in the annual rate of headline inflation to 2.1% in the March quarter from 1.5% in the previous one (inside the RBA's ...

100 days of Trump (and counting)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2017
... expectations for a 1.1% expansion and the slowest pace in three years. Uglier still, because the National Accounts show a sharp deceleration in household spending growth - that which makes up around 70% of national output -- to 0.3% (annualised) in the ...

The prescience of Super Mario

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2017
Rising momentum in the Eurozone economy have triggered speculations that the European Central Bank (ECB) would not only taper its QE programme soon but also lift interest rates by the first quarter of 2018. The problem with this is that stronger economic ...

Banks must overhaul product-based incentives

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2017
... Sedgwick said his proposed 21 recommendations promise to address the "trust deficit" in the banking industry and "signal a sharp break with the past." "Changing remuneration alone is not enough. Each bank should address the issues holistically. This ...