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Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2006
... part-time work. As a result the participation rate increased to by 0.1 per cent to 65 per cent and the overall national unemployment rate remained steady at 4.8 per cent. Unemployment is highest in Tasmania at 6.2 per cent, in the band 4.5 to 4.8 per ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2006
... created up to August although this is significantly behind the monthly figure of last year of 170,000. As a result the unemployment rate fell from 4.8 per cent to 4.7 per cent at a time when second quarter GDP was revised up from 2.5 per cent to 2.9 ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2006
... quarter in a row by the Sensis small business confidence survey. ABS data showed that NSW had the second highest unemployment rate of the Australian States at 5.1 per cent and had no growth in the March quarter.

Mortgage brokers see clearly with Vivid

... down the paperwork because it is an 'automatic acceptance' product and it also provides insurance for 'involuntary unemployment', critical for those who are thinking of getting a home loan or consolidating their debts. "This is a value add service that ...

Small caps can keep on delivering: Pengana

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2006
... earnings have. It really hasn't been a valuation blow out, but we'd be worried if that PE was starting to expand. "Unemployment is probably the key indicator of health for the economy, and that's still tracking at low levels. Until that rises dramatically ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2006
... in June from 14.4 in May, it remains above zero which generally signals continued growth. Similarly latest data on unemployment claims pointed to economic strength. Unemployment insurance claims made last week fell by 8,000 to 295,000 from a week earlier. ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2006
... re-releasing producer price index figures for the March quarter while the Melbourne Institute inflation expectations and unemployment expectations surveys for June are also due for release. Tasmania unveils its state budget and the Reserve Bank of Australia ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2006
... jobs rose by 55,800 to 7.3 million and part-time employment increased marginally to 2.9 million. This pulled the unemployment rate down to 4.9 per cent - a 30-year low -- down 0.2 percentage points from 5.1 per cent in April notwithstanding the increase ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2006
... growth statistics. For instance, retail sales rose by 1.4 percent in April -- the fastest pace in almost a year; the unemployment rate reached a 29-year-low of 5 per cent in March, and was 5.1 percent in April; exports rose 5 per cent to the second-highest ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2006
... employment rose by 22,700 last month but this was more than offset by the lost of 25,900 part-time jobs. As a result, the unemployment rate inched up by 0.1 percentage point to 5.1 per cent in April. The male unemployment rate decreased by 0.1 per cent ...

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Blackwattle takes over Quest Asset Partners

KARREN VERGARA
Blackwattle Investment Partners has swallowed up Australian equities manager Quest Asset Partners for an undisclosed sum.

Funds SA poaches Vision Super risk specialist

MATTHEW WAI
Funds SA will welcome a Vision Super executive to replace executive director, governance and strategy Tony Burrill, as he prepares for retirement following a seven-year tenure at the company.

Regal flags muted second-half performance fees

VINNY VUCAGO
Regal Partners expects to recognise at least $122.7 million in fund performance fee revenue for calendar 2026, with market volatility and weaker investment performance limiting the prospect of further material fees in the second half.

Insignia chief draws 'hard line' on NCAs giving retirement advice

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
Insignia Financial chief executive Scott Hartley said he draws a hard line when it come to the new class of advisers (NCAs) giving retirement advice.

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