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Daily economic update

... hiring activities and profitability. The sales and profitability components of the index fell by 4 points each while the employment component was unchanged. The fall in the index reflects the weakness in Australian consumer confidence due to a weakening ...

Daily Economic Update

... retail, wholesale, accommodation, cafes and restaurants, and health and community services. The good news is that the employment component of the index grew strongly in January - its 21st straight month of expansion - while input costs dipped below recent ...

Daily economic update

The Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) reported a 2.9 per cent fall in its skilled vacancies index in January, led by a 3.6 per cent decline in openings for trades. Automotive trades posted the biggest decline (9.2 per cent) in ...

MTAA Super invests in biotech JV

... venture will take some of the best ideas from South Australian-based researchers and turn them into new businesses and employment prospects. The joint venture sees MTAA Super - with 250,000 members, 19,000 employers and $3.4 billion in funds under management ...

Weekly economic round-up

... the month as consumers try to reduce debt levels in the face of still high (and again rising) energy prices, softer employment conditions and a weak property market. Indications that the US Federal Reserve is near the end of its monetary policy tightening ...

Daily economic update

... taking the total number of employed persons to 10.033 million from 10.031 million in the previous month. Full-time employment decreased by 4,800 to 7.141 million while part-time employment increased by 6,900 to 2.892 million. The latest jobs figure is ...

Daily Economic Update

... confidence. Closer to home, the ANZ reported that New Zealand's job vacancy rate - job advertisements as a proportion of employment -- steadied in November. Increased job advertisements kept the vacancy rate at 3 per cent in November, unchanged from ...

Weekly Economic Roundup

... spill over into the last three months of the year was given by the weak underlying trend in the labour market. Although employment increased by a larger-than-expected 28,000 in November, this is to be expected particularly considering the back-to-back ...

Daily Economic Update

Consistent with the improving trend in job advertisements reported by the ANZ last Monday, Australian employment rose in November following two consecutive months of decline. The Australian Bureau of Statistics reported that employment rose by 28,000 ...

Weekly Economic Roundup

... local data scheduled for release this week most notable of which include, the September quarter National Accounts, employment, trade and housing finance. Also this week, the RBA will hold its last board meeting for 2005.

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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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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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