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Paradox of thrift

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2010
... the US payrolls report was spun favourably despite coming in worse than market expectations? According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 132K jobs were created in America last month. Hip, hip... Never mind that this is short of the forecast addition ...

How high and how long

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2010
... during the first quarter, participants agreed that household spending going forward was likely to remain constrained by weak labor market conditions, lower housing wealth, tight credit, and modest income growth." Because of these the recovery "is likely ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2010
... expected the report to show employers added 40,000 jobs in the month. The ADP report is seen as an early indicator of the Labor Department's closely watched monthly non-farm payrolls report, which is due on Friday. There can be wide variations because ...

Iffy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2010
... in within expectations - worse, iffy they surprise on the down side. This has been the Street's monthly routine. The US Labor Department will release the US employment stats for March on Good Friday (their time) - and let's all hope it's good. US payrolls ...

Risk-free no more

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2010
Now we've seen it all! It's all over the headlines. A handful of US corporates are deemed better able to pay their debt than the US government! Bloomberg reports that bonds offered by Berkshire Hathaway, Proctor and Gamble, Johnson and Johnson and Lowe's ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2010
... NEW YORK - Stocks ended mixed on Wall Street after reports signaled that the US economy is slowly regaining strength. The Labor Department said on Thursday that its Consumer Price Index was unchanged in February. That signals that inflation is tame. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2010
... raise its key lending rate anytime soon. The Fed said Tuesday it would hold its key interest rate at historic lows. The Labor Department's Producer Price Index fell 0.6 per cent in February, its steepest drop in seven months. Economists polled by Thomson ...

On the shoulders of giants

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2010
Today's generation of super trustees are reaping the fruits of the Labor movement that started modern super decades ago - now it's their turn to give something back by solving the next set of challenges involving superannuation adequacy, scale and fees. ...

Don't know where to go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2010
... consolidations that we've witnessed over the course of this week's activity. How so? At the end of last week, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that US non-farm payrolls fell by 36K in February versus expectations for a 50K drop. The unemployment ...

Still a two-way street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAR 2010
... because of the weather factor. Cause even Kieth Hall, the Commissioner of the agency that counted the numbers - the Bureau of Labor Statistics - "cannot say how much February's payroll employment was affected by the severe weather." So what do we do ...

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Mercer Super chief executive steps down

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
Mercer Super chief executive Claire Ross is departing after almost 17 years in senior leadership roles at the retail super fund.

AusFood Super looks to revitalise member engagement

MATTHEW WAI
The $3.5 billion super fund has partnered with InvestStream to launch RetireSmart+, becoming the first super fund to bring an AI-powered engagement experience to some 66,000 members.

L1 Group posts 'marked recovery' in June quarter

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
L1 Group has reported a marked recovery in investment performance in the June quarter.

European PE firm mandates Apostle with Australian distribution

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
Apostle Funds Management has been appointed by European investment firm Triton Partners for the distribution of its credit strategies in Australia and New Zealand.

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