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Australian end of financial year sale

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2017
It appears Australian equities will end the final day of FY2016-17 with an end of financial year sale, gauging from the heavy selling on Wall Street and Europe overnight.

Reflation narrative lacks substance: MFS

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2017
The growing consensus that the global economy is tilting back towards higher interest rates ignores persistent macroeconomic headwinds, according to MFS Investment Management chief investment officer, global fixed income Bill Adams.

The Fed's inflation and asset price conundrum

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2017
Low levels of inflation and declining inflation expectations justifies the Fed's softly-softly approach towards policy normalisation. But the same softly-softly approach is blowing more hot air into asset markets.

Australia a nation changing fast: Census

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2017
The first snapshot results of the 2016 Census have been released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics and for the wealth management industry they paint a picture of a rapidly changing nation and marketplace.

The 2016 Census as a guide

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2017
The 2016 Census data contains a treasure-trove for financial planners and investment institutions in their quest to profit from the next big thing.

Expansions maintained despite dashed expectations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2017
Markit Economics' preliminary estimates show that while the purchasing managers' indices (PMI) for the US, the Eurozone and Japan all came in below market expectations, all remained in expansion.

Good oil, bad oil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2017
The overall improvement in global growth we've witnessed in recent times could be partially attributed to the net positive impact of lower oil prices on economic activity.

A year on from Brexit

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2017
It's been 12 months since the Brexit referendum, and Natixis Global Asset Management says the outlook for Brexit has become even more unclear, with Theresa May's failed election manoeuver further muddying the water.

Eurozone gaining momentum

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2017
It's no surprise that financial markets are speculating the European Central Bank will take a step towards monetary policy normalisation.

Cooling property market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2017
Then again, residential property price growth should continue to weaken going forward as APRA's tougher lending regulations (especially for investment housing) and mortgage rate increases and stricter lending rules imposed by banks since the start of ...