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Macquarie reports $1bn net profit

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2016
Macquarie has reported a net profit of $1.05 billion for the first half of 2017. This figure is down 2% on the prior corresponding period, but up 8% on 2H16. Operating income was up 8% on the previous six months to $5.2 billion. The group has declared ...

Pension systems and ageing populations at crossroads

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2016
... four years - a result that cannot be ignored in the ongoing reform of global pension systems, Knox said. "Whatever actual figure emerges in the next 40 years, there is little doubt that people are living longer in their older years," Knox said. "Without ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2016
... 1.150 million in August. This is sharply lower than market expectations for a gain to 1.175 million units and is the lowest figure since March last year. However, the details of the report show that this is entirely due to the highly volatile multi-family ...

Advisers must understand psychological differences

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2016
... ages is notably below men. The research showed that the percentage of women with a high risk allocation was only 30%, a figure 7.5% lower than their male counterparts. The difference in high risk allocation among women in the 30-40 age group is 5% and ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2016
US industrial production US industrial output increased by 0.1% in the month of September, less than market expectations for a 0.2% gain and following August's 0.5% drop (downwardly revised from a 0.4% decline). A stronger than expected 0.2% gain in ...

Cooper defends BT life insurance figures

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2016
... beneficiaries." His argument was essentially that there is no current standard for reporting of claims data, meaning the BTFG figure shouldn't be used in a fair comparison. As a result, he said he supports ASIC's recommendation to establish a public ...

Poll provides fresh defence against Royal Commission

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016
... turn a recent Research Now poll on its head which showed two thirds of people do support an enquiry. The ABA claimed that figure was inflated because the question asked whether respondents "would support a Royal Commission, or similar independent inquiry..." ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2016
... Institute index of consumer sentiment improved to 102.4 in October, up by 1.1% from September's 101.4 reading. October's figure is the third straight month of improving sentiment after the index hit a three-month low of 99.1 in July. Westpac's press ...

New Blue Sky MD shoots for $5bn

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2016
... deploying over $680 million across these deals and backed by two blue-chip US institutional investors." The $680 million figure, he continued, "will continue to grow as capital is deployed to reposition these assets and as Cove finds additional institutional-grade ...

Advisers urged to meet challenges together

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2016
Senior figures at the AFA have urged delegates at this year's conference to meet the challenges posed by legislation with the collaborative, can-do attitude that has always defined the association's annual meeting. AFA chief executive Brad Fox, new ...