Global companies have Australian credit investors in their sights

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What do AT&T, Heathrow Airport, General Motors, and Thames Water all have in common? All four companies have recently engaged with the Australian fixed income market in a bid to... Read more continue reading
09 Oct 2018

Weekly market update – week ending 5 October, 2018

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Share markets fell over the last week, largely in response to a renewed rise in bond yields. Commodity prices rose, although... Read more continue reading
08 Oct 2018

Women’s Index improves but falls 37.5% short of new economic progress target

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The economic progress of Australian women marched higher over the past 12 months, helped by wages growth, more women in full-time work and occupying top company board positions. The Financy... Read more continue reading
04 Oct 2018

Has longevity risk outlived its welcome?

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A long life shouldn’t have to be a bad life. In fact, it’s almost always better than the alternative – premature death – but the financial services industry has people... Read more continue reading
04 Oct 2018

Family finances in best shape for 8 months

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Consumer sentiment; Purchasing managers survey Consumer confidence: The ANZ-Roy Morgan consumer confidence rating rose by 0.8 per cent to a 7-week high of 118.1 in the past week. The index is... Read more continue reading
03 Oct 2018

Weekly market update – week ending 28 September, 2018

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week While US shares fell slightly over the last week most major share market saw gains. Bond yields fell a bit in... Read more continue reading
02 Oct 2018

Fastest lift in non-bank lending in a decade

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Private sector credit Lending: Private sector credit (effectively, outstanding loans) rose by 0.5 per cent in August after a 0.4 per cent rise in July. Credit was up 4.5 per cent... Read more continue reading
02 Oct 2018

Record annual infrastructure building

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Engineering construction work done Engineering: Engineering construction work done rose by 2.2 per cent in the June quarter, down by 5.2 per cent from a year ago. A month ago, it... Read more continue reading
27 Sep 2018

Family finances seen in best shape for 8 months

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Consumer sentiment Consumer confidence: The ANZ-Roy Morgan consumer confidence rating fell 0.7 per cent from 5-week highs to 117.2 in the past week. The index is comfortably above the average of... Read more continue reading
26 Sep 2018

Wholesale petrol prices hit 4-year highs

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Weekly Petrol prices Petrol: According to the Australian Institute of Petroleum, the national average Australian price of unleaded petrol rose by 0.6 cents to a four-month high of 152.8 cents a... Read more continue reading
25 Sep 2018