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Financial services employees face ongoing stress at work

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2018
... retirement," Lydon said. "All of these moments require staff to be empathetic, supportive as well as know the technical components of their job. This can create pressures and stress if staff are not trained or well supported," A special feature exploring ...

Chief economist update: Another five minutes of sunshine?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018
... (+0.2 pps), private investment (+0.2%), government spending (+0.2) and net exports (+0.4). Very good - all major GDP components have produced positive contributions to March quarter growth. However, dig deeper and you'll find some nasties. It all ...

Financial services giants launch ESG indices

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2018
... Index-Emerging Markets (GBI-EM) and the Corporate Emerging Markets Bond Index (CEMBI). Its methodology comprises five components once the baseline index is selected: data input definitions; JESG index scores; integration mechanics; ethical factors and ...

FASEA standards still lacking: FPA

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2018
... important for everyone to recognise the FASEA education standards are part of a comprehensive package of changes, and these components need to be considered and assessed as a whole." Under FASEA's proposed education requirements, existing financial advisers ...

Chief economist update: Synchronised global slowing?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2018
... does not a spring make, and besides, the tabled summary of the survey's findings (shown below) show that while the components of the headline index are slowing (except for "future output"),they are still at levels indicating expansion. Global Manufacturing ...

Government increases market manipulation penalties

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018
... protect Australians from the potential abuse of financial markets. "I am pleased these reforms will bolster critical components of our market architecture and improve the integrity, resilience and fairness of the Australian financial system," he said. ...

Top stocks shine in the long term: ABDO

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2018
... companies in the tech industry food chain - a spiral of companies that make the devices connected to the internet; components used in such devices, and within that, the firms that manufacture semiconductors and so on. If the research is done carefully ...

Chief economist update: She'll be right, mate!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2018
... from 102.8 in the previous month -- indicating that optimists still outnumber pessimists. Three of the index's sub components - family finances vs a year ago; family finance next 12 months; economic conditions next 12 months - improved in March but this ...

FPA optimistic CFP will get FASEA tick

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018
... at the way that degrees are being approved, which is whether they meet all the criteria outlined by FPEC. Of the ten components that FPEC has determined make up an approved financial planning degree, there's only one area that isn't covered within the ...

Chief economist update: Inflation isn't such a lonely word

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2018
... reporting the "increase in the all items index was broad-based." Similarly, core inflation - which excludes the volatile components, food and energy - picked up from 0.2% in December to a higher-than expected 0.3% in January. Although both the annual ...