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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2016
... reversing the previous month's 1.1% gain to 5.57 million units and disappointing expectations for a mere 0.4% dip. The latest figure takes the year-on-year rate of change in existing home sales down to minus 1.6% in July - the first negative annual rate ...

Industry funds extend winning streak

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2016
Industry super funds outperformed retail super funds by 2.7% in the 12 months to 30 June, the latest statistics from APRA reveal. The average industry fund returned 4% over the period versus 1.3% from the average retail fund. The numbers contribute ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2016
Australia sales of new motor vehicles Total new car sales decreased by 1.3% to 98,062 units in July following a 3.5% increase in the previous month driven by a 5.2% drop in passenger vehicles that negated increases in sales of sports utility vehicles ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2016
Empire State manufacturing survey Factory activity in the New York region softened in August with the Empire State manufacturing index falling to a reading of minus 4.21 in the month from 0.6 in the previous month and expectations for a 2.5 print. While ...

Non-super investments increasing sophisticated strategies

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2016
... market at $2.24 trillion at 30 June 2015. This is compared against $2.03 trillion in superannuation at the same time - and a figure set to grow by 4% pa in real terms over the next 15 years. "Rice Warner expects a significant movement from directly-held ...

AMP subsidiary appoints SMSF executive manager

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2016
... September, Colley will report to general manager technical services and education Peter Burgess. "Graeme is a well-known figure in the SMSF community with a long-standing reputation as an accomplished SMSF educator, technical expert and advocate for ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2016
... total job advertisements in July - the first month-on-month fall since April and follows June's 0.4% increase. The latest figure takes the annual growth in job ads down to 6.9% in July from 8.0% in the previous month. However, Ms. Emmett thinks that ...

Opportunities ahead for Chinese outlet malls

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2016
... continued expansion. In 2006 the services and consumption sectors accounted for 42% of the economy, while in 2015 this figure jumped to just over 50%. The report notes the shift to consumption led growth is being driven by a combination of long term ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2016
Why Australia's banks passed on only half this week's rate cut Australia's banks are being heavily criticised for not passing on the full effect of this week's rate cut to consumers in lower mortgage rates. But with almost 60% of bank funding coming ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2016
Another stimulus package for Japan Japan has announced a stimulus package containing a raft of infrastructure and welfare measures in yet another attempt to jolt the nation's economy back to life. The package, headlined at A$350 billion if you include ...