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$200k on the life-line for new Freedom chief

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 17 DEC 2018
... license. The firm also said up to half of Williamson's $400,000 salary would be subject to meeting key performance indicators. Up to $80,000 is subject to Williamson meeting KPIs relating to risk management, product enhancement and the firm's ...

Chief economist update: Does the Fed lift or cut interest rates just for the heck of it?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2018
... This assessment will take into account a wide range of information, including measures of labor market conditions, indicators of inflation pressures and inflation expectations, and readings on financial and international developments." Does anyone believe ...

Chief economist update: Aussie property market drop becoming self-fulfilling

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2018
... the ABS' trend estimates showed continued decline in commitments of 1% in October. This is supported by leading indicators - building approvals dropped by 13.4% in the year to October (from 12.8% in the previous month) and the AiG performance of ...

Planning firm among healthiest Australian workplaces

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2018
... Workplace Survey. Now in its second year in Australia, AIA's workplace health survey examines employee lifestyle, clinical indicators, stress and mental health in an effort to understand their impacts on wellbeing and productivity in the workplace. This ...

Chief economist update: Bottom line slows down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2018
The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) latest update on its Business Indicators, Australia report for the third quarter of this year makes for sober reading for investors dabbling in the country's share market (that makes all Australians ...

APRA grilled over superannuation

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2018
... executives had limited oversight of implementation of superannuation activities and could have set up better key performance indicators for its superannuation entities. APRA agreed to all of ANAO's four recommendations. The ANAO document also noted APRA ...

Chief economist update: The angel in the capex details

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2018
... to point to a healthy business sector, with profitability and trading conditions remaining high, and forward looking indicators still favourable."

Chief economist update: The money is one Fed rate hike next year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2018
... growth, fading effects of the US fiscal stimulus and the lagged effects of the Fed's previous rate hikes. Latest indicators from the major economies of China, the Eurozone and Japan clearly show the loss of growth momentum there. Trump's tax ...

Mental health at work still a stigma: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2018
... high levels of stress in jobs, employers need to do more to support mental health and wellbeing, SuperFriend's Indicators of a Thriving Workplace report shows. Almost half (45%) of the participants said they've experienced some stigma related ...

Chief economist update: Eurozone growth slowing fast

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2018
... 24). But even sans Italy - whose economy showed no growth in the third quarter - Chris warns that "...forward-looking indicators, such as measures of future expectations and new business inflows, suggest further momentum could be lost in coming months." ...