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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2016
Australia HIA new home sales Fresh data released by the Housing Industry Association (HIA) on sales of new homes has triggered concerns that Australia's housing boom is coming to an end. New home sales dropped by 9.7% -- the fastest since May 2006 - ...

Industry fund expands investment team by 74pct

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2016
An industry super fund says it will expand its in-house investment team from 34 to 59 this financial year and implement a newly-defined strategy aiming to capture several scale advantages. Growing its investment team by 74%, Cbus says it is preparing ...

Mastering the art of ignoring crises

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2016
The promise of outsized - but very infrequent - returns in financial markets can, like casinos, lead investors to trade in ways that destroys their wealth. That's the view of Capital Fund Management president Philippe Jordan who says investors who get ...

CFS adds aged care annuity to FirstChoice

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2016
Colonial First State has added Challenger's CarePlus annuity to the FirstChoice platform, giving a greater number of financial advisers access to the retirement investment option. General manager product and investments at Colonial First State, Peter ...

Yellen speaks Fedspeak

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2016
It's live! It'll be one of those Septembers to remember. This, Virginia, is if you believe many (not most) of the post-Jackson Hole commentaries that littered world wide web dissecting US Fed Chair Janet Yellen's words. She said so many things, so many ...

LGS strengthens ethical commitment

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2016

Investors must look past Australia for opportunities: BAM

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2016
Australian investors must be more willing to embrace international equities if they want to capitalise on greater opportunities, according to Bell Asset Management (BAM) chief investment officer and portfolio manager, Ned Bell. Speaking at a media briefing ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2016
Australia managed funds The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released data showing that funds under management in the managed fund industry rose by 3.0% to A$2,721.6 billion in the June quarter from A$2,646.7 billion in the previous three-month ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2016
Australia construction work done A sharp 9.0% drop in engineering in the June quarter accounted for all of the 3.7% fall in the value of total construction work done in the three months to June - worse than market expectations for a 1.9% fall. The value ...

ClearView earnings reflect business growth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2016
ClearView has reported a surge in earnings during its transition from the "build phase to growth phase". The wealth management firm delivered a 33% increase in underlying net profit - up to $27.2 million - and 35% rise in total operating earnings, achieving ...