Australian jobs much better than expected, but is it believable?

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The May jobs data support the view that the economy is nowhere near as weak as the doomsayers would have it. However, they likely also exaggerate the strength in the jobs

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12 Jun 2015

AMP.NATSEM 37 – Going the distance: working longer, living healthier

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In 2035, one in four men and one in five women aged in their sixties will be in fair or poor health, reducing their ability to work and save for

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11 Jun 2015

Weekly market update – week ending 5 June, 2015

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Shares had a rough week as Greek worries continued to weigh, the back-up in global bond yields resumed, and uncertainty about

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09 Jun 2015

The Australian economy – seven reasons not to be too gloomy

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Key points Australian economic growth came in at a stronger than expected 0.9% in the March quarter, but remains sub-par on an annual basis at 2.3% and demand remains very

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04 Jun 2015

AMP Capital’s Ella Brown announces retirement

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AMP Capital has announced the retirement of Ella Brown. Ms Brown will retire in July 2015 following a 26-year career in investment management including four years with AMP Capital.  She will

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03 Jun 2015

Dust off the history books – it’s back to the past to control the property cycle

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Key points In response to pressure from APRA, lenders are starting to tighten lending conditions to property investors. This is designed to slow property investor lending, particularly into the strong

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01 Jun 2015

Weekly market update – week ending 22 May, 2015

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Global share markets mostly rose over the last week as mixed US economic data was seen delaying Fed hikes, an ECB

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25 May 2015

Where will returns come from? – the constrained medium term return outlook

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Key points Low investment yields from most major asset classes mean the medium term return outlook remains constrained. For example, 7 to 7.5% pa for a diversified mix of assets,

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21 May 2015

AMP Capital fund successfully completes final asset sale

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AMP Capital yesterday confirmed it has sold the last asset in the AMP Capital Property Income fund (PIF), the Yass Highway Service Centre, for circa $23 million. The fund had a

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21 May 2015

AMP Capital CEO to retire after 20 years service

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AMP Capital CEO Stephen Dunne has announced that he will retire from AMP Capital later in the year, after 12 years as Chief Executive Officer of the diversified investment manager.

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20 May 2015