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Chief economist update: Anatomy of an RBA rate cut

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2019
I've got chills, they're multiplying and I fear that the RBA is about to lose control. Apologies for sounding like doctor gloom lately but the list of stats indicating that the Australian central bank would be forced into a counter-offensive ...

Aussie equities trading volume jumps at Liquidnet

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2019
... appointed Liquidnet's new head of Australia in October, 2018 after former head Murrough O'Brien left to take up the job of Chi-x's director for institutional sales in July. The 20-year-old trading network now has 1000 institutional investors ...

Most clients coping with financial stress: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2019
... gap, many women earn less than their male counterparts, and women returning to work after a career break are more likely to job share and work part-time," the report said. "This can mean that workplace conditions are often less flexible for women, who ...

Chief economist update: Good jobs bad jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2019
Pop that cork! Roll out the barrels... the barrels of fun! The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) latest tracking of the labour market shows that we've got jobs and they're multiplying. Total employment grew by a greater-than-expected ...

FSC extends life code consultation deadline

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2019
... following the poor behaviour brought to light during the Royal Commission," she said. "We owe it to consumers to do a better job." The first iteration of the code was released on 2017, which included setting new definitions for cancer, heart attack and ...

Profit downgrade hurts Challenger

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2019
... performance over the longer term," he said. Howes replaced Brian Benari as chief executive, who officially stepped down from the top job this month. Benari left Challenger after 15 years with the company. He was appointed the chief financial officer ...

Royal Commissions puts pressure on finance sector job market: Sunsuper

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2019
Latest research from Sunsuper shows that despite the permanent job market actually rising over the last 12 months, the finance sector still took a significant hit in job demand. With the Royal Commission placing unprecedented scrutiny on the industry ...

Advice jobs are coming: Recruiter

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2019
Advisers and paraplanners face a year of booming job prospects, as the industry switches into hiring mode after a tough year of regulation, a large recruiting agency reports. According to the latest Hays Jobs Report, advice businesses sat on recruiting ...

State Street flags job cuts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2019
... will cut about 1500 employees in response to challenging market and industry conditions. The news comes hot on the heels of job cuts at BlackRock for similar reasons. The move forms part of a new expense program initiated at the US$2.78 trillion manager. ...

No-deal Brexit sparks mixed reaction: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2019
... Observatory and the University of Sussex suggests about 7450,000 jobs will be lost under a no-deal Brexit. The majority of job losses (148,000) will hit London the hardest. Consulting and accounting firm EY says not only are numerous financial firms ...