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Don't fear credit crunch: Deloitte

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2019
... businesses experiencing financial hardship will also be made available. Back on property, Hutley said the slow in housing construction likely has little to do with Commissioner Hayne's report, labelling it cyclical. It is slowing but it's not going to ...

Chief economist update: Time for an RBA shift to neutral

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2019
... recent activity data - business conditions and confidence, consumer confidence and spending, the AiG performance of construction index, among others - are equally foreboding. So is the fast accelerating momentum in the decline in Australian property ...

HNWs to embrace alternatives in 2019: Fund manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2019
... is backing a thesis that the best financial advisers and family offices will trend towards institutional portfolio construction and allocate more to alternatives as the Australian listed market faces headwinds. Spire Capital director Dale Holmes said ...

State Super appoints CIO

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2019
... Future Fund as the head of private markets. In these roles, Gabriel had responsibility for asset allocation, portfolio construction, and risk management; and managing a range of service providers and direct investments. Wu joined State Super in 2015 ...

Chief economist update: Don't buy now, Australian property will be cheaper

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2019
... the year to November 2018. This is consistent with the Australian Industry Group's (AiG) latest "Performance of Construction" report where it found that: "House building contracted for a fifth consecutive month in December... It was also the softest ...

BT launches new managed accounts offerings

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2019
... otherwise available in Australia to retail investors," Greenhalgh said. "We have utilised our institutional portfolio construction capabilities and scale to deliver a purpose built SMA with a range of benefits to our clients and their advisers." BT's ...

Chief economist update: Safe as burning houses

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2019
... indicators are equally negative - HIA new home sales dropped by 12.2% in the year to November; AiG performance of construction index dug deeper into construction territory (42.6) in November; and, despite the better-than expected November retail sales ...

Hiring continues but wage growth under pressure

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JAN 2019
... the country has also failed to dent the employment outlook across the sector, ManpowerGroup said. The mining and construction sector has the strongest employment outlook at 22%, while sentiment in the wholesale and retail sector sits at 13%. Latest Australian ...

Blue Sky appoints CFO

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 7 JAN 2019
... experience encompasses property development and investment (residential, commercial, retail, industrial and retirement), construction, agriculture, investment banking and the funds management sector," Blue Sky said in company filings on December 24. ...

FASEA finalises adviser CPD standard

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2018
... there is no double counting of hours). FASEA chief Stephen Glenfield said stakeholder input had been valuable in the construction and design of the standard. "We thank stakeholders for their constructive input during the consultation process for FASEA's ...