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Retirement income review must focus on women: KPMG

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2020
KPMG is calling for the imbalance between men and women's retirement outcomes to be redressed, pinning the blame on superannuation concessions. In its submission to the government's review of the retirement income system, KPMG highlights how the current ...

Chief economist update: More jobs dull rate cut bets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2019
... part-time positions gained. Likewise, the unemployment rate declined to 5.2% from 5.3% in October, with the participation rate from steady at 66.0%. It's therefore not surprising that financial markets have reduced their expectations that the RBA ...

Thousands exit Westpac raise

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2019
... eligible shareholders offered to participate in the share placement plan took up the offer, representing a participation rate of roughly 7%. Westpac revealed discussions with corporate regulator ASIC had led the bank to offer investors an exit strategy ...

Chief economist update: Rate cuts coming, but not on race day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2019
... unemployment rate has declined to 5.2% from 5.3% in August (although this is partly a function of the fall in the participation rate from 66.2% to 66.1% in September). As we've witnessed time and again, the seasonally adjusted employment estimates ...

RBA downplays likelihood of further rate cuts

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2019
... the month, with full-time employment rising by 26,200 jobs offsetting a fall in part time jobs of 11,400. The participation rate decreased, albeit very slightly, from its record highs to 66.1%, down from 66.2% in the previous month. This fall in unemployment ...

Chief economist update: This is a job for the RBA (and the Treasury)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2019
... unemployment rate ticked up to 5.3% from 5.2% in July but this could be discounted as due to the increase in the participation rate from 66.1% to 66.2% in August. All good... except for the details. All of the gains in August's total employment were ...

Chief economist update: Will Australia avoid another global recession?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2019
... 6,700) jobs over the month. The unemployment rate remained unchanged at 5.2%. But this was due to the higher participation rate - 66.1% in July from 66.0% in June - itself a positive indicator of the jobs market. The latest update on wages - up 2.3% ...

Chief economist update: Australia needs a cheaper A$

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2019
... unemployment rate ticked up to 3.7% from 3.6% in May, remains near 49-year lows and was due to the increase in the participation rate, itself a positive indication of the US labour market. Sure, it was great news for the US economy but... it also eased ...

Chief economist update: Another rate cut on the cards

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2019
... expectations for a 20,000 gain. In addition, the unemployment rate steadied at 5.2% despite the increase in the participation rate from 65.9% to 66.0% in May. But at the risk of being branded as a broken record, the devil is in the details. Most of the ...

Chief economist update: RBA refused to blink in May

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2019
... in August 2016. The unemployment rate has improved from 5.6% to 5.0% and this, despite the increase in the participation rate from 64.7% to 65.7% over the same period. When the RBA decided to cut interest rates back in August 2016, headline inflation ...