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Green sprouts

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2009
... Australia's dismal outlook. Seek and you shall find. The probability of finding bad news in the report is huge. If total employment comes in better than expectations, dig some more. Perhaps there was a large drop in full-time employment. If not, see ...

Aviva offers insurance relief

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2009
... cumulative maximum of 12 months in the case where the client is jobless and registers with Centrelink or a recognised employment agency. "This allows our clients to focus on the pressing matters associated with such periods of uncertainty while still ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2009
... interest rate, inter alia. The decision is scheduled to be announced at 1430 AEST. The Manpower-Melbourne Institute employment report for April also will be released on Tuesday. In company news, former Wesfarmers Ltd chief executive Trevor Eastwood addresses ...

She'll be right mate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2009
... passed the 663,000 jobs lost in March that took the US unemployment rate to a 25-year high of 8.5 per cent. Jobs and employment are lagging indicators and the US economy appears to have already reached an inflection point given the release of some positive ...

Make love not leverage

... month. Of course, other indicators continue to be depressing. The ADP/Macroeconomic Advisers survey showed that private employment fell by 742,000 in March following a decline of 706,000 in February. Too, US construction spending fell by 0.9 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2009
... for February. The Australian Office of Financial Management conducts a Treasury note tender process, and the Hudson employment expectations survey for the second quarter of 2009 is released. In company news, Ten Network Holdings Ltd posts first half ...

ANZ sheds planning staff

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2009
... March this year. The media release said ANZ had not announced any job losses in Australia related to offshoring and employment in the bank's local operations had risen by more than 500 full time roles in 2008. "While in these times, the difficult reality ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2009
... Group/PricewaterhouseCoopers Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index for March is released. The Department of Employment and Workplace Relations will publish its skilled job vacancies survey. The Australian Office of Financial Management will conduct ...

Bankwest cuts 400 staff

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2009
... Bankwest staff but those affected will receive severance payments and outplacement support to assist them to find other employment." Bankwest was bought by the Commonwealth Bank of Australia in October last year. At the time, Commonwealth Bank chief ...

Mexican super funds shut doors

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2009
... Mexican super funds, the global financial crisis has had a profound impact on the local economy - causing the production, employment and local investment rates to fall. The association said it is looking to invest its funds locally to stimulate job and ...