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Daily Economic Update

... composition of the additional jobs gained in March shows that this was more due to a massive 39,500 increase in part time employment - more likely due to the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne - while full-time jobs dropped by 12,400. Nevertheless the Australian ...

Employees want more reward flexibility

... staff are rewarded for hard work or successful results, or even as part of a salary package, is at the heart of the employment relationship." But can employers work with wealth management groups or traditional super funds to build reward and incentive ...

Weekly economic round-up

... markets anticipating no change in policy. Domestic data and survey reports on trade, manufacturing and services, job ads, employment and housing are also scheduled to be released. Overseas, the Bank of England and the European Central Bank will meet ...

Commonwealth banks on customer service and IT

... unveiled a four-pronged corporate strategy that includes merging two key units, improving IT and offering flexible employment in a bid to remain one of the country's leading banks. Commonwealth's chief executive officer, Ralph Norris, said that the bank ...

Award workers to have choice of fund

... choose a fund that suits their needs," he said. However, the change only applies to those who, at the time of their employment, were under a State industrial award and anyone employed before 1 July will have to request a standard choice form from their ...

Weekly economic round-up

... stabilising petrol prices and higher house prices in the December quarter - as well as stronger-than-expected growth in employment in February - supported the rise in consumer sentiment. Improving consumer confidence has reduced Australian businesses' ...

Daily economic update

A stronger than expected increase in employment provided some good news to the Australian economy which had been fluxed with disappointing activity data over the past few weeks. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported that the economy added ...

Daily economic update

... Ian Macfarlane's February comments that the central bank was more likely to raise borrowing costs than cut them, With employment growth slowing, there is little pressure on inflation through higher wages. In fact, recent data showed that the wage price ...

Weekly economic round-up

... economy and tame inflation. Data released the same week as the RBA's decision included weaker-than-expected growth in employment and a simultaneous increase in the jobless rate in December. This weakening trend in the labour market is consistent with ...

Daily economic update

Today's lower than expected increase in Australian employment gives credence to yesterday's decision by the Reserve Bank not to alter current monetary policy settings. The Australian labour market added a mere 1,800 jobs in January. Expectations were ...

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Renato Mota takes on new board position

ELIZA BAVIN

Renato Mota has joined the board of a $14 billion super fund along with another financial services stalwart.

Aegon AM gears up to take on local bond managers

MICHELLE BALTAZAR

Aegon Asset Management is close to launching its first Australian fund, months after the US$446 billion manager unveiled plans to enter the tightly contested local bond market.

MLC slips global shares into neutral, hits gas on alternatives

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

MLC has pulled its global and emerging-market equity positions back to neutral, while continuing to deploy capital into alternatives.

North Americans bargain hunt Down Under: Report

KARREN VERGARA

North Americans' merger and acquisition (M&A) appetite for Australian companies will only intensify in 2027 as they chase undervalued assets, according to a new report.

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Christian Mueller-Glissmann

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When geopolitics becomes a portfolio risk

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Fiona Macgregor has risen through the ranks at TAL, taking the top job in 2024, but her life was touched by the insurance sector long before her tenure with the life insurer began. Eliza Bavin writes.

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