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Hopes of RBA cut 'in tatters' after jobs data

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2024
... figure for August, according to seasonally adjusted data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). "With employment rising by around 64,000 people and the number of unemployed falling around 9000, the unemployment rate remained at 4.1% ...

GESB adopts Protecting Your Super reforms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2024
... One Fund initiative. As it stands, GESB members who leave the public sector or have dual public and private sector employment must open a super account with another fund as the fund cannot accept non-public sector contributions. In response to direct ...

Schroders launches high yield credit strategy

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2024
... zero, yields have been restored and fixed income assets are back in play. Inflation remains sticky while growth and employment are holding up, forcing central banks to maintain rates at elevated levels." "The fund incorporates top-down and bottom-up ...

Inquiry urges government to consider paid reproductive leave

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024
... existing reproductive leave policies in Australia and overseas with consideration to introducing it in the National Employment Standards. Modelling by the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) estimates menopause is costing Australian ...

Fed cut will not move the dial for RBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024
... Bank of Australia (RBA) is still not in a position to do the same. Yesterday's official unemployment numbers revealed employment rose by 47,500 jobs in August, significantly higher than the 26,000 the market had anticipated. This left employment growth ...

Federal Reserve kicks off easing cycle

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2024
... gained greater confidence that inflation is moving sustainably toward 2%, and judges that the risks to achieving its employment and inflation goals are roughly in balance," a statement from the Fed reads. "In considering additional adjustments to the ...

Australians rank seventh globally for retirement confidence

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024
... confidence in Age Pension, where up to 38% of participants in another survey plan to " explore part-time work or other employment opportunities post-retirement." The Natixis survey reinforces this, showing 49% believe they'll have to work for longer ...

South Africa readies 'two pot' pension system

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2024
... according to the Pension Funds Amendment Bill. Further, it "can create the incentive for fund members to terminate employment as a means of gaining access to those funds," it said. Hence, the primary objective of the two pot system provides flexibility ...

Heightened costs push young Aussies to plan ahead: HESTA

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2024
... (57%). The findings come as Australians' confidence in the Age Pension plummets, as more retirees plan to explore employment opportunities to support their retirement.

Retirees not confident in Age Pension: Allianz Retire+

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2024
... insufficient to support their retirement fully. And up to 38% of the surveyed plan to "explore part-time work or other employment opportunities post-retirement", while 39% of those still undecided are open to the idea. The study further indicated that ...