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Chief economist update: Disappointing jobs results raise Biden's stimulus bid

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2021
Talk about perfect timing. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics' (BLS) disappointing update on the state of employment in America couldn't have come at a more opportune time - the time when fresh president of the US, Joe Biden, is bidding the Congress ...

Risk inflows stay flat

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2021
... contributed significantly to the overall result. The data is in line with APRA's quarterly life insurance performance statistics which painted a bleak picture with net profit after tax down 95.6% to $18 million while total revenue down 27.4% in the September ...

Chief economist update: Inflation lifted by smokers with young children and homebuilders

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021
... June 2020 quarter - the largest quarterly fall in the 72 year history of the CPI. However, the Australian Bureau of Statistics reported that the country's headline inflation growth decelerated from the 1.6% quarterly rate in the September quarter ...

Chief economist update: Jobs, jobs, jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2021
Australians all let us rejoice! Less than a week before the country celebrates its day, the National Statistician released its latest survey of the domestic labour market... and it was good. "In joyful strains then let us sing, Advance Australia Fair." ...

Jobs return to pre-pandemic levels

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021
... had recovered to pre-COVID levels by early December 2020, according to figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). ABS head of labour statistics Bjorn Jarvis said early to mid-December is a seasonal peak for jobs each year, and the ...

Chief economist update: Iron ore is hot

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2021
... expectations for a 6.1% gain and accelerating from the third quarter's 4.9% annual rate. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) noted that the acceleration in economic growth came mostly from mining, while manufacturing grew at a steady pace, with ...

Fund supports deidentified recruitment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2021
... and improving the diversity of the people who walk in the door is only part of the puzzle." Future Super's new hiring statistics are a marked improvement on the previous year. In February 2020, the fund's review of its efforts to increase diversity found ...

Challenger to buy industry-fund-owned bank

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 DEC 2020
... million. It expects the bank to break even from FY22. Bell Porter says opportunity bigger than it seems According to APRA statistics at October end, the bank had $166 million in total resident assets. By this measure, it is the third-smallest ADI of ...

Industry fund called out over board diversity initiatives

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2020
... Leigh, who questioned why board diversity initiatives take a backseat. APRA's June 2020 fund level superannuation statistics revealed Rest had the highest number of women members at 1.1 million. Of AustralianSuper's 2.4-million-member base, 957,000 ...

Household wealth hits record high

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2020
... wealth increased 1.7% to a record high of $11.35 trillion, according to the latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). ABS head of finance and wealth Amanda Seneviratne said the September quarter estimate surpassed the previous high ...