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Plusses and minuses

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2009
... helping? Going forward, think of the multiplier effect the rebound in the property market brings in terms of direct employment in the sector and employment in auxiliary services from plumbing to household furnishings to conveyacing. Glass half empty. ...

Transcending politics

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2009
... scheduled to be handed down this Thursday - the same day that the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases the Australian employment report for January. Both leaders are harnessing their poll popularity in trying to get their respective proposals through. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2009
... The National Australia Bank monthly business survey for January is due, along with the Manpower-Melbourne Institute Employment Report for February, a Dun and Bradstreet business expectations survey for the June quarter and the Housing Industrial Association ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2009
... volume of 9,829 contracts. CommSec market analyst Savanth Sebastian said gains were surprisingly strong, despite weak employment figures both in the US and locally. The ANZ employment series, which measures internet and newspaper job ads, showed a seasonally ...

Bad news is good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2009
... in January 'would force Congress to reach a compromise on President Barack Obama's economic stimulus package'. The employment report showed that 598,000 more jobs were lost last month - the biggest loss since December 1974 and much higher than expectations ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2009
... of falls, in anticipation of another US government stimulus package being approved by Congress. Worse than expected employment figures were seen as added pressure on Congress to approve the stimulus plan, now expected to be worth at least $US780 billion ...

Corporate super adjusts to crisis

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2009
... ago, super funds have provided an option for those who change jobs or are made redundant to stay in the fund. But with employment opportunities reduced by the market downturn, many would likely stay with their previous employer's fund and the concern ...

SA and QLD scoop Hillross awards

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2009
... Port Augusta which allows a small proportion of fees and charges received in the fund to be donated to local youth employment initiatives. The Hillross awards recognise professionalism, business efficiency, customer service and wealth management expertise. ...

Focus on the good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2009
... 4.788 million in the week ending January 24. The report points to continued weakness in the US labour market. Official employment figures for January will be released tomorrow. US factory orders fell by 3.9 per cent in December, larger-than-expectations ...

Storm staff lose jobs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2009
... a different form of advice." Bloch said none of Storm Financial's financial planners had contacted the FPA seeking employment assistance, adding only around 15 per cent of the firm's financial planners are FPA members. "[Storm's financial planners] basically ...