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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2016
... state of the manufacturing sector in New York State was both disappointing and surprising, particularly as it follows stronger-than-expected retail sales and consumer sentiment reports released last week. Retail sales jumped by 1.3% in April - the fastest ...

InvestmentLink developing real-time compliance product

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2016
... portfolios. At the same time, regulators continue to focus on compliance problems and are asking license holders to demonstrate stronger oversight of adviser activity. Halcyon will offer our clients a system to proactively monitor and manage client portfolios ...

ANZ retains FUM during major wealth restructure

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2016
... down 24%, which it said followed "a $717 million net change primarily related to initiatives to reposition the group for stronger profit before provisions growth in the future." The bank also cut its interim dividend by 7% to 80c per share, which it ...

EQT managing director departs

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2016
... growth, managing the group through a period of unprecedented regulatory change and the implementation of a materially stronger risk and compliance framework. "On behalf of the board, our shareholders and staff, we extend to Robin our appreciation for ...

Commissions survive as life remuneration bill flatlines

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2016
... Parliament, although Shadow Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Jim Chalmers has said Labor would like stronger reforms. In March, he said: "Labor would like to see the regulations which will accompany this Bill either exclude stamp duty ...

No more tears?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2016
... 'ey? You know the ones - US$ strength prompting capital outflows out of emerging markets; made more pronounced by even stronger yen; even more by threat of yuan depreciation to keep the Chinese economy from landing hard; crude oil will become nearly ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2016
... by 0.4% and capital goods by 0.3%. Year-on-year, industrial production growth eased to 0.8% from 2.9% in January but stronger than December's 0.1% dip.

Cash top of mind for investors

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2016
... portfolios." For the first time the survey also included millennials (those aged 18-39), with Australian millennials showing a stronger affinity to property than their older counterparts, listing a 36% allocation to real estate. However both parties ...

Look up in the sky, it's the yen

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2016
... at the end of last week's trading - 11.7%% higher than its level when the BOJ introduced the policy initiative and 11% stronger from its 2016 opening level. The rising Japanese yen highlights the BOJ's policy failure - in shoring up business confidence ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2016
... February, pointing to a rebound in Chinese economic activity on the back of an improvement in manufacturing activity and stronger services sector. The Caixin China General Services PMI increased by 1 point to 52.2 in March. However, "Service sector confidence ...