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Too much ado about Greece

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2010
... 72.3 per cent in the period before that." Just look at partial economic indicators released last night. US initial unemployment claims dropped by 11,000 last week -- the second straight weekly decline. Also, the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas reports ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2010
... NEW YORK - US stocks closed higher on Thursday, after another series of upbeat earnings reports and a reading on unemployment that provided more evidence of an improving economy. The Labor Department said first-time claims for unemployment benefits fell ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 APR 2010
... eurozone nation to get an IMF bailout. There was also bad news from the latest US jobs data, which saw new claims for unemployment insurance benefits unexpectedly rise last week. Initial jobless claims totalled a seasonally adjusted 484,000 in the week ...

Business cycle dating

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2010
... before this. In year-on-year terms, US real GDP was still growing strongly up to the second quarter of 2008 and the unemployment rate did not rise significantly above 5.5 per cent until later that year. Better late than wrong! The Committee would lose ...

Enviable problem

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 APR 2010
... They had reason to be concerned. This time last year, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported that the unemployment rate has risen to 5.7 per cent in March - up from 5.3 per cent in the previous month and only 4 per cent in March 2008. What ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 APR 2010
... Thursday, the share market closed lower on profit-taking amid a weak lead from United States and an unchanged domestic unemployment rate. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index fell 23 points, or 0.46 per cent, to 4,937.9 points, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Paradox of thrift

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2010
... reason why the Fed is not expected to raise interest rates anytime soon. "Many Americans are still grappling with unemployment or foreclosure or both." And speaking of credit, Greece created a stir again last night following reports that the Greek government ...

How high and how long

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2010
... statement, Stevens enumerated all that was good in the Australian economy. The labour market is good. "The rate of unemployment appears to have peaked at a much lower level than earlier expected." The business sector is good. "The process of business ...

Easter egg hunt

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2010
... job gain. Hesto presto again and the 36,000 job shed in February was more than halved to a loss of only 14,000. The unemployment rate continued to hold at 9.7 per cent. The positive tone on Wall Street could have easily been negative. If trading closed ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2010
... the past five months that the non-farm payrolls report has shown job creation in the world's largest economy. The unemployment rate was unchanged at 9.7 per cent and there was also an upwards revision to the February data. AMP Capital Investors chief ...

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Blackwattle takes over Quest Asset Partners

KARREN VERGARA
Blackwattle Investment Partners has swallowed up Australian equities manager Quest Asset Partners for an undisclosed sum.

Funds SA poaches Vision Super risk specialist

MATTHEW WAI
Funds SA will welcome a Vision Super executive to replace executive director, governance and strategy Tony Burrill, as he prepares for retirement following a seven-year tenure at the company.

Regal flags muted second-half performance fees

VINNY VUCAGO
Regal Partners expects to recognise at least $122.7 million in fund performance fee revenue for calendar 2026, with market volatility and weaker investment performance limiting the prospect of further material fees in the second half.

Insignia chief draws 'hard line' on NCAs giving retirement advice

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
Insignia Financial chief executive Scott Hartley said he draws a hard line when it come to the new class of advisers (NCAs) giving retirement advice.

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