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Retirement savings only last a few years

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2009
... savings of men on average. It is one of the reasons why many industry bodies have welcomed the report findings by the Employment and Workplace Relations Committee into pay equity. "In 2009, 40 years after equal pay was supposedly achieved, Australian ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2009
... Wednesday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases construction work data for September quarter. The Department of Employment and Workplace Relations releases its skilled job vacancies survey. Reserve Bank of Australia deputy governor Ric Battellino ...

J.P. Morgan buys $99bn ANZ custody services

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2009
... US$14.9 trillion in assets under custody and US$5.1 trillion in assets under administration. Perry said they will offer employment to staff currently supporting ANZ's custody business, excluding those in securities lending (which wasn't part of the transaction). ...

Ganging up on greenback

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2009
... that the dollar is strong and a source of global financial stability." Those dual objectives, of course, are "maximum employment and price stability." But the way things now stand it could only achieve its objective of "maximum employment" by keeping ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2009
... adding around one per cent. The Australian dollar gained ground against the US dollar following the release of October employment data. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 34 points, or 0.71 per cent, at 4,791, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Job woes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2009
... allegedly went on a shooting spree, killed one person and left five wounded in his former office the same day as the US employment report went to press. But while most Americans would not go to the lengths Rodriguez went - I wonder how many of the 15.7 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2009
... was 55 points higher at 4,567, on volume of 15,104 contracts. "The US was exceptionally strong last night on the good employment figures and productivity data," said Colonial First State head of investment markets research, Stephen Halmarick. "The RBA ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2009
... of employers' willingness to hire workers. The report offered investors hope that the government's monthly report on employment due during Friday's overnight session (AEDT) might prove better than expected. Analysts project that the unemployment rate ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2009
... assistant governor, financial, Malcolm Edey addresses the FINSIA Financial Services Conference. The Federal Department of Employment and Workplace Relations releases its vacancy report. In company news, National Australia Bank Ltd posts its annual results. ...

Elusive 10K

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2009
... down again below 10K, but I could not imagine how investment and fund managers could risk performance, bonuses and employment by being out of the market before it does.