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Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2016
Australia's foreign reserves climb to $70bn Australia's holdings of foreign reserves climbed 4% during 2015-16 to $70 billion, reports the Reserve Bank of Australia. Reserves held as foreign currency remained steady on 84% while holdings of gold increased ...

Standard Life Investments calls for more monetary easing

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2016
Standard Life Investments chief economist Jeremy Lawson has called on governments to ease monetary policy further in light of some worrying structural trends which he said were amplified by the result of the UK's referendum on EU membership. Lawson ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2016
Employment up but hours worked fell Employment in Australia grew by 0.07% in June, consistent with the average growth rate over the last six months, according to trend figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The latest Labour ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2016
Australia's commonwealth debt hits $425 billion Australian commonwealth debt, measured by commonwealth debt securities on issue and managed by the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM), stood at $425 billion on Friday July 15. This is up ...

MGD sets focus on risk and succession

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2016
... Commenting on the appointment, MGD Wealth chief executive John Barton said: "Andrew's unique background in law, tax and economics positions him perfectly for delivering exceptional advice to our clients as part of our total wealth management philosophy. ...

Nationals senator not giving up on life insurance investigation

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2016
... of what Parliament ultimately looks like after a hotly-contested election, he will prioritise continuing the Senate Economics References Committee's life insurance industry investigation. Speaking to Financial Standard, Williams said: "I'm very concerned ...

ME makes peak appointment

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016
... Mallesons Stephen Jaques (now King & Wood Mallesons), as a "highly accomplished leader across the fields of business, economics, digital, and culture, and as an adventurer and mountain climber." Bart has a diverse non-executive director portfolio, chairing ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2016
Australian dwelling approvals The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released figures showing that total dwelling units approved dropped by 5.2% in the month of May, worse than market expectations for a 3.3% fall and more than reversing April's 3.3% ...

New non-executive director for GBST

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016
... company." Page will also serve as chair of the board's audit and risk management committee. Page holds a Bachelor of Economics from the University of Sydney, is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, fellow of the Australian Institute of ...

PROFILE: Industry Super Australia chief economist Stephen Anthony

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016
... entered the workforce at the same time Australia was working through the recession it "had to have." He began studying economics at La Trobe University and graduated with first-class honours in the early 1990s. During the recession there were few jobs ...