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Green sprouts

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2009
... there was a large drop in full-time employment. If not, see if the number of part-timers slumped. No? Check the participation rate. This may have fallen and could be spun to indicate that Australians have given up looking for work. Still no? Check the ...

Aon signs UN PRI

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2008
Aon Consulting Worldwide has taken a serious stance in managing environmental, social and governance issues by becoming a signatory to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI). Signing the PRI will formalise Aon's use of the ...

UN PRI enlists 400 firms

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2008
The number of signatories to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI) broke the 400 mark this month, rising by more than 70 members since the beginning of the year. In total, UN PRI signatories, comprise of asset owners, investment ...

Unemployment stays steady

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2008
... steady-state nature of the figures, some important trends are in play just below the surface. The first is that the participation rate for males is continuing to increase after dipping to a strong low in 2004 after which it reversed its trajectory to ...

Labour force participation up 20 bps

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2008
... is the same as the extra number of people looking for work. The slight increased in the seasonally adjusted participation rate, which increased by 0.2 percentage points to 65.4 per cent, is the reason. For economists looking for labour supply improvements ...

Retirement age must rise

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 18 APR 2008
... increases. The calls also support the increasing focus on lifting Australia's economic capacity, starting with the participation rate which is now 65 per cent. Getting more people into work is seen as such a key ingredient because of the labour shortage ...

When a lift in unemployment is good news

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2007
... employment accompanied the 53,000 increase in the number of Australians in work is even better news as it means the participation rate is rising, which is exactly the policy outcome labour economists are now striving for. Of course some commentators ...

ABN AMRO gives investors new Elixir

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2007
... performance of the underlying equity, property and commodity in their markets. The product also features an enhanced participation rate, with an option for a seven per cent annual coupon, contingent on each portfolio growing more than 10 per cent a year ...

Can the cash-fest save our competitiveness?

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2007
... that Australia's unemployment dropped another 0.1 percentage point to 4.0 per cent in the last month and the participation rate increased by 0.2 percentage points to 64.9 per cent. The CEDA report highlights however, we have a shortage of various types ...

Goldman Sachs launches guaranteed financial Keystone

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2007
Goldman Sachs JBWere yesterday launched a trio of NAB-backed retail capital protected structured funds - the Keystone funds - aimed at investors who want access to the Asian, European and BRIC (Brazilian, Russian, India, China) markets. The funds differ ...