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Health Super members get insurance boost

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2010
... employer but still with Health Super? New insurance arrangements mean members can still receive cover despite ceasing employment with an employer. Health Super, which had $8 billion-plus in funds under management at the end of last year according to ...

Business cycle dating

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2010
... Committee, announced that he believes that the recession is likely over because he "personally put lots of emphasis on employment", which grew strongly in March. Another Committee member, Mr. Frankel, also cited last week's good March payrolls report ...

Enviable problem

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 APR 2010
... needed. It is not so much that they lost their jobs that worried them but the negative prospects that awaited their employment future. They had reason to be concerned. This time last year, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported that the unemployment ...

Easter egg hunt

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2010
... share holdings. But the long weekend break gave investors, speculators and my uncle a better perspective on America's employment situation. US non-farm employment rose by 162,000 in March - not quite the 200,000 gain markets expected but still the biggest ...

Bad news on Good Friday

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2010
... waiting for a big lotto draw doesn't it? Wall Street closed lower overnight as economic data releases pointed to a bad employment number on Good Friday. The ADP/Macroeconomic Advisers private employment report fell by 23,000 in March. This is a bad sign. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2010
... down 33.7 points, or 0.68 per cent, at 4,893.1 points. NEW YORK - US stocks fell on Wednesday after a private-sector employment report disappointed the market and provided a reminder that the job market remains weak. The ADP Employment report said employers ...

Iffy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2010
... hit - iffy this weekend's US Non-farm Payrolls comes in better than market expectations. Share prices down iffy US employment growth comes in within expectations - worse, iffy they surprise on the down side. This has been the Street's monthly routine. ...

Kill chicken, scare monkey

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2010
... behaviour that is totally at odds with our strong ethical culture. In accordance with our policies, we will terminate their employment." All good. No company would ever hold onto a cheating employee. But the real reason? Read Rio Tinto's CEO Tom Albanese's ...

BOQ buys St Andrews insurance

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2010
... Grahame Petersen, group executive of wealth management at Commonwealth Bank. All St Andrews staff are being offered employment contracts with the Bank of Queensland Group.

Greenspan put

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2010
... housing, etc. America can't afford this at this time in its economic cycle. Obama has just autographed more money to fund employment generation and he is about to pour some more money to the housing market. But in case you missed it, "the maestro" also ...