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Economic recap: Week to August 13

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2021
... mainland states", led by NSW. Its components - trading (12 in July versus 32 in June); profitability (6 versus 25); employment (10 versus 18) - all weakened. This may not be the end of it for as NAB revealed, "This July Survey was conducted between July ...

SEEK raising $260m for new fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 AUG 2021
... The ASX-listed jobs listing business will raise $260 million from external investors for a new fund that invests in employment-related businesses. The SEEK Growth Fund is a pooled unit trust formed after SEEK's strategic review of its Asia Pacific and ...

Economic recap: Week to August 6

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2021
... Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that non-farm payrolls grew by 943K in July. This is the biggest addition to employment in 11 months and greater than market expectations for a gain of 870K. Also good, employment figures for the previous two ...

Vanguard incentivises staff to get the jab

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 AUG 2021
... when it is available to them, we have no plans to introduce an incentive for doing so in Australia, with Australian employment law currently restricting such a measure. We continuously assess measures we have in place in relation to vaccinations," the ...

Economic recap: Week to July 30

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2021
... hinted that it could start "tapering" asset purchases soon because "the economy has made progress toward these goals [employment and inflation] despite the resurgence of infections and "vaccination fatigue" in the country. It's still early days. ...

New AIA advice unit names chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUL 2021
... customers of CBA with life insurance and wealth needs. Advice will be provided by salaried advisers and AIA will extend employment offers to some CFP employees. AIA Australia and New Zealand chief executive and managing director Damien Mu said the new ...

Broken advice industry shuns everyday Aussies: AFA

KARREN VERGARA, ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2021
... focused on the state of the advice sector. "Financial advisers have left the profession in droves, resulting in loss of employment for them and their staff, and their clients are losing their financial adviser. Financial advice is a people business helping ...

S&P launches new ESG tilted NZ index

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUL 2021
... portfolios," S&P APAC lead of ESG indices Ryan Christianson said. "Another example is the Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment applying rules around investments in companies with exposure to fossil fuel production and illegal weapons." He added ...

Economic recap: Week to July 16

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2021
... +20 in May. Business conditions dropped to a reading of +24 in June from +36 in May, with trading, profitability and employment recording sharp declines. But consumer confidence told a different story. The Westpac-Melbourne Institute index of consumer ...

Relief payments confirmed for NSW

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2021
... long as the area is a hotspot and lockdowns are needed. People can be eligible for this payment even if they are in employment, so long as they have lost more than eight hours of work. This payment only applies to "Commonwealth declared hotspots" of ...