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A negative sum game

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 22 FEB 2016

... commodity-exporting economies, particularly the Chinese economy." This was the BOE's message in its 4 February statement: "GDP is expected to grow at around average rates over the forecast period... One concern was that the recent weakening in global ...

Financial services to be a greater part of "economic narrative"

ALEX BURKE | FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016

... According to the RBA, this is partly what explains the fact that employment growth in 2015 was above average, even though GDP growth was not," he said. "If we want to be forward-looking and plan for the future sources of our growth, it's clear that the ...

More negatives

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2016

... rally in US and European equities at the end of last week's trading provided the initial support. Reports that Japanese real GDP contracted by a larger-than-expected annualised rate of 1.4% in the December quarter gave it rocket power. Yes Virginia ...

Rice Warner puts its case for budget changes

DARREN SNYDER | THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2016

... secure in their retirement years. As superannuation funds collectively deliver long-term returns in excess of wage growth and GDP growth, it is economically sensible to pre-fund retirement benefits wherever possible," Rice Warner's submission said.

FSC proposes Budget fixes to boost fin services exports

STAFF WRITER | WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2016

... financial services businesses to fight with both arms behind their back. This costs Australia an additional contribution to GDP of $4 billion, tax revenue of $1.2 billion and 10,000 jobs." "For example, foreign investors are not familiar with our unit ...

More help wanted

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2016

... sectors, such as household services, may help to explain the strength in employment growth over 2015 despite below-average GDP growth. The low growth of wages also appears to be consistent with more employment growth than there would have been otherwise. ...

Healthcare needs flagged as investment opportunity

DARREN SNYDER | FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016

... "smaller than it once was but it is definitely not out for the count." "Total manufacturing activity is down to around 7% of GDP, as a share of the economy it is about half of where it was two decades ago. But in the last six months we're seeing recovery ...

Aussie economy rebalancing okay

DARREN SNYDER | THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2016

... - given the much greater concentration of apartments which take much longer to build, we are going to see housing support GDP growth in this country all the way through until early 2017. That will support employment, that will support manufacturing ...

Strength in (A$) weakness

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2016

... levels, employment growth picked up and the unemployment rate declined in the second half of the year, even though measured GDP growth was below average. The pace of lending to businesses also picked up. "Inflation continues to be quite low (note "quite ...

Treasury revises cost of super tax concessions

DARREN SNYDER | TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2016

... current legislated settings for the Superannuation Guarantee (SG), expenditure on the Age Pension is projected to reach 3.6% of GDP in 2054/55. In the absence of superannuation savings, expenditure on the Age Pension would likely reach 5.5% or more of ...

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Federal Court calls out ASIC for re-running case on appeal

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | 12:39PM

The Full Federal Court of Australia has criticised regulators for falling back on appeals to re-litigate cases on a different legal basis than the one run at trial.

Evergreen founder exits Ascalon Capital

KARREN VERGARA | 12:33PM

Ascalon Capital has bid farewell to Evergreen Consultants' founder Angela Ashton, shortly after acquiring the consulting firm last year.

Powerhouse Ventures partners with European fund manager

KARREN VERGARA | 12:10PM

ASX-listed Powerhouse Ventures has partnered with an unnamed European fund manager that will commit US$50 million to its fledgling Critical Infrastructure Opportunities (CIO) Fund.

KeyInvest unveils new investment platform, awards mandate

MATTHEW WAI | 12:28PM

KeyInvest has launched a new investment platform to include a plethora of investment strategies ranging from private credit to global equities.

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