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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2016
... (0%), and cash management trusts decreased $0.3b (1%). US durable goods orders US durable goods orders rebounded by a stronger than expected 4.4% in the month of July, more than reversing the previous month's 4.2% decline. This is the first expansion ...

Investors must be ready for grey swans

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2016
... against deeper drawdowns of riskier assets. While there is interest rate risk for longer-dated securities, particularly for stronger economies where interest rate hikes are more likely, bonds remain a valuable anchor in multi-asset portfolios due to ...

Bell FG delivers flat HY profit

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2016
... difficult market conditions. Bell Financial Group executive chair Colin Bell said: "Last year's second half was considerably stronger than the first half. This year's second half has started in a similar fashion with an unaudited pre-tax profit of $3.7 ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2016
... gradual improvement in hiring intentions over the remainder of the year." US Labor Market Conditions Index Reflecting the stronger than expected 255K increase in US non-farm payrolls in July - and the upward revisions (a total of 18K) in employment growth ...

Central bank Olympics - the race is on

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2016
... market has "strengthened" and household spending is "growing strongly". Recent updates on these two indicators - both stronger than expected - have stoked speculations that the Fed could raise interest rates as early as next month. This was not the case ...

MetLife appoints senior AMP, AIA vets

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2016
... marketing officer Tim Tez said his experience "will be invaluable in centralising MetLife's reinsurance matters. "By building stronger operating models to better identify, manage and control risk, both our business divisions and partners will benefit." ...

Henderson insto flows turn positive

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2016
... million ($176 million). "At the mid-point of our five year growth and globalisation strategy, we are a fundamentally stronger business. Our new investment teams continue to deliver excellent performance and half of our assets are now managed for clients ...

No more inquiries, says FSC

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2016
... Brexit referendum, Loane argued that London's status as a newly independent financial centre could allow it to have a much stronger relationship with Beijing, which she noted was closer to the UK than Australia. She said that in order for Australian ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2016
... with market expectations. The June quarter annual growth rate is the fastest expansion since March 2015 and was due to stronger growth in the country's manufacturing sector, up by 0.8% year-on-year in the second quarter, reversing the first quarter's ...

China ready to dominate: Nikko AM

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2016
... months. It won't be the source of our risk." He noted that the Chinese government has "kept growth pretty steady, with the stronger housing market and speed-up in spending being enough to put a floor under a lot of the concerns we had last year." This ...