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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2016
... the one-year inflation expectations component of the consumer sentiment survey from 2.8% in April to 2.5% in May. Thailand GDP Thailand's economy expanded by 3.2% in the year to first quarter of 2016 - the fastest growth rate since the first quarter ...

European Cities Fund makes first acquisition

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016

Ethics and income not incompatible: Martin Currie

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016
... both portfolios have an expected twelve month yield of 7.7% (fully franked) and income is expected to grow by around nominal GDP or 5% in 2016 (as at 31 March 2016)."

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2016
... taking down the first quarter total retail sales down by 5.8% that indicates continued contraction in the economy. Brazil's GDP decreased by 1.4% over the December quarter of last year that followed a 1.7% fall in the previous three month period, marking ...

Financial services lend spotlight on nation's leading philanthropists

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2016
... the not-for-profit sector contributed about $43 billion to the national economy, or more than 2% of gross domestic product (GDP). While this is a significant amount, it is relatively half the amount in the more mature US market where the not-for-profits ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2016
... 9.6% in the year to April following a 13.2% drop in the previous month. Taiwan's economy's currently in recession with real GDP contracting over the past three quarters: September quarter 2015 (-0.8 YOY), December quarter 2015 (-0.5%), March quarter ...

Further monetary stimulus risks woeful asset returns

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016
... the coming years than they have been historically. Under its own modelling, Standard Life Investments believes global real GDP growth of 1% combined with 1% inflation and sub-1% interest rates would translate to an annualised equity market return of ...

Budget big picture

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2016
... another huge deficit to add to its $424 billion government bond liability. The annual deficit being equivalent to 25.8% of GDP shows how addicted Australia has become to big government - not since the early 1980s has government expenditure been consistently ...

Ten-year enterprise tax plan to benefit SMEs

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2016
... 25%. The government claims the more competitive company tax rate will "encourage investment, raise productivity, increase GDP and over time raise real wages and living standards." Businesses with a turnover of less than $10 million will also be able ...

Westpac net profit up 3pc

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2016
... geographies more affected by the slowdown in mining." Hartzer remained positive about the Australian economy, expecting the GDP to increase to around 2.8% in the 2016 calendar year.