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Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2016
... growth GDP growth in Turkey is projected to remain close to 4% per annum in 2016 and 2017, according to the OECD. But a sharp hike in the minimum wage (which 30% of the workforce receives) and social transfers in 2016 will boost private consumption ...

Industry innovation is not coming from within: Sharp

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2016
InPayTech executive chairman and financial services stalwart Don Sharp is calling out regulatory challenges faced by Australian fintechs and is encouraging the federal government to take a long-term view on disruptive industry legislation. The comments ...

MGP subsidiary buys stake in QLD advice firm

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2016
... launched in 2015 to provide expansion capital to advice firms with substantial SMSF client bases. MGP executive chair Don Sharp said that McGregor's business fits this mandate perfectly. "HMFS exemplifies the type of quality advice practice we're looking ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2016
... amplified". However, the BOE expects UK economic activity to "weaken in the near-term," pointing to early indications such as the" sharp falls in some measures of business and consumer confidence," surveys suggesting that "some businesses are beginning ...

Deutsche AM appoints APAC real estate head

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2016
Deutsche Asset Management has appointed a managing director and head of real estate, Asia Pacific. Victoria Sharpe joins Deutsche AM from TH Real Estate, where she was head of the global client capital group. Before that, she was managing director at ...

Lifeplan increases investment bond options

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2016
Investment bond specialist Lifeplan is rolling out eight new investment options and an additional rebate tier across its NextGen suite as part of a surging interest in the product. Head of Lifeplan, Matt Walsh, said proposed changes to superannuation ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2016
AiG performance of construction index The Australian Industry Group's (AiG) performance of construction index jumped to 53.20 in June from 46.7 in the previous month. The index's rise to a 10-momth high was driven by a rebound to expansion territory ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2016
... the regulations, which came into force in January, would tighten regulatory constraints on insurance companies following sharp falls in market interest rates. At the margin, the recalculation of transitional measures is likely to reduce immediate pressure ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2016
... houses approved rose by 0.1% over the month and 1.3% over the past year. Private sector dwellings excluding houses fell by a sharp 11.3% in the month of May and 18.2% over the past 12 months. ANZ job ads The latest ANZ job advertisement survey reflects ...

PROFILE: Industry Super Australia chief economist Stephen Anthony

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016
... purpose. He says there's two ways the global economy can go - a long painful period of low growth, and low returns; or a short, sharp painful adjustment in terms of asset prices and economic growth in the not too distant future. "Because Australia is ...