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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016
Australia retail sales Australian retail sales slightly missed market expectations for a 0.3% increase in April, growing by 0.2% over the month after rising by 0.4% in March. While a big component of household spending - which, in turn, accounts for ...

Group risk business climbs as individual sales fall

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2016
The latest DEXX&R research suggests in-force group business is on the rise while fewer consumers are purchasing individual products. The DEXX&R Life Analysis Report shows that sales of lump sum risk products fell in the March 2016 quarter to $271 million ...

Top companies still in the dark on ESG

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2016
Corporate advisory firm Company Matters believes there are several companies within the ASX 300 who are coming up short when it comes to ESG disclosure. Company Matters director Janine Rolfe said the recent KPMG analysis of listed entities' disclosures ...

New chair and director for SuiteBox

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2016
SuiteBox, the mobile office solutions for advisers, has announced the appointment of a new chairman and director. Former AIG Life Australia boss David Whyte has been appointed chairman, with Craig Anderson appointed as a director of the board. A chartered ...

Retirees face deflationary conundrum

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2016
Retirees' cost of living reduced in the first three months of 2016 but it doesn't mean they are necessarily any closer to achieving adequate retirements. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has released its Retirement Standard quarterly ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2016
Australia GDP Australia's economic growth accelerated in the first quarter of 2016. Real GDP expanded by 1.1% in the March quarter - up from the 0.7% increase recorded in the fourth quarter 2015 and significantly higher than market expectations for ...

VFMC appoints risk manager from AIA

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2016
The Victorian Funds Management Corporation has appointed an investment compliance and risk manager from AIA Australia. Adam Swanwick held the role of compliance manager at AIA from March 2013. Prior to that, he was a senior compliance manager at Financial ...

First Quadrant liquid alternative strategy added to HUB24

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2016
First Quadrant's Global Alternative Return Fund has been added to the HUB24 platform. The fund is a liquid alternative strategy investing in developed currency markets, aiming to deliver positive returns over full market cycles. It's available to wholesale ...

Rabobank has new local chief executive

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2016
Rabobank has appointed a new chief executive and managing director for its Australian and New Zealand business. Peter Knoblanche joins as chief executive of Rabobank Australia and managing director of the Rabobank Australia & New Zealand Group. He succeeds ...

Lack of resources impacting ASIC

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2016
The latest licensing activity report released by ASIC reveals that the number of Australian financial services (AFS) applications approved was lower than the two preceding periods, citing a lack of staff and resources as one of the main reasons for ...