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Aussie jobs trend is our friend

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016
Another month, another surprise set of numbers from "6202.0 - Labour Force, Australia". In December, 'twas a positive surprise with Australian employment shedding only 1,000 heads (now revised to just an 800 cut) versus expectations for a 12,500 reduction. ...

Healthcare needs flagged as investment opportunity

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016
... Australia's economic measures. She said healthcare probably would not benefit too much from the low and potentially declining Aussie dollar, but it didn't matter because the industry was rapidly growing anyway. Toth added about two-thirds of businesses ...

Aussie economy rebalancing okay

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2016
Despite facing significant and persistent headwinds, Australia's domestic economy has been rebalancing better than is widely appreciated, according to a UBS chief economist. Speaking at the Financial Standard Chief Economists Forum in Sydney today ...

Down but upbeat

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2016
... far in 2016 and 12.0% from a year ago. And despite China's August 2015 and early January devaluation of the yuan - the aussie's fetching 2.5 less yuan this year and 7.2% lower against the yuan from a year earlier. The Australian dollar has also fallen ...

Canadian pension funds keeping eyes on Aussie infra

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2016
Port of Brisbane has been listed as one of the more recent success stories among alternative investments by the top 10 Canadian public pension funds. A study by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) last month found that Canada's 10 largest public pension ...

Another Aussie jobs surprise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2016
Despite growing worries over China, commodity prices, Fed policy and the slow transition from resources to the non-mining sector of the economy, the Australian labour market remains resilient. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported that ...

Aussie large-cap active managers endure massive outflows

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2016
Researcher Morningstar estimates Australian equity large-cap unlisted funds lost between $3 billion and $12 billion in assets per year over the last five years. In its latest Australian Equities Large-Cap Sector Wrap, Morningstar said active managers ...

Aussies don't want gift of super this Christmas

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2015
Over the Christmas break about 30% of Australians would rather pay off debt than top up their superannuation balances according to the latest MLC Wealth Sentiment Survey. Interviewing more than 2000 people in its quarterly survey, MLC found investor's ...

Advice beats direct insurance for Aussie consumers

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2015
The majority of Australian consumers prefer to purchase insurance policies through financial advisers rather than directly. This is the conclusion of Asteron Life's Attitude to Life Adviser Insights report, which surveyed 1,515 Australians across every ...

Sovereign wealth funds banking on Aussie innovation

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2015
Sovereign wealth funds are leading investment in the Australian private equity and venture capital industry, contributing 26% of new fundraising in the past financial year. Not only did overseas investors jump on Australian entrepreneurs in 2015, they ...