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Chief economist update: Too much of a good thing could be a bad thing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021
... to a reading of 109.7 in March. "The Present Situation Index-based on consumers' assessment of current business and labor market conditions-climbed from 89.6 to 110.0. The Expectations Index-based on consumers' short-term outlook for income ...

MetLife appoints former Premier

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2021
... assistant national secretary for close to four years. Rees brings over 25 years of experience in politics, including as former Labor leader and Premier of New South Wales (from 2008 to 2009). He has also worked at both the Commonwealth and State (NSW) ...

Chief economist update: Patience is the word

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021
... committee's broad-based and inclusive goal of maximum employment and that even with a brisk pace of improvement in the labor market, achieving this goal would take some time," said the US Federal Reserve in it's most recent minutes. While the ...

To keep or not to keep JobKeeper

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021
... opposition from shampoo manufacturers. Such is the divide between the Morrison government (the barber) and labour unions and Labor (shampoo makers) with regards to the JobKeeper scheme, which is set to end on March 28. The "shampoo-ers" argue that withdrawing ...

Workers being offered nothing: Keating

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2021
... increase in labour productivity and have not been passing this on to workers through wages. "There's been a 10% increase in labor productivity since 2012. Not a cent of it has gone to wages," Keating said. He insisted the increase to SG should be ...

Chief economist update: The US inflation dilemma

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2021
... pandemic and the public health issues, that we don't get our kids back to school". "There remains tremendous slack in the labor market, and it would take unprecedented job growth to return to full employment in the next few years." Madam Yellen's is ...

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 ...

Future Super, Verve accused of misleading members

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2021
... Certes Corporation chair Lindsay Tanner referred to Verve and Future Super as "promoters" of Diversa funds. This prompted Labor MP Andrew Leigh to liken the funds to "giant SMSFs" and question their marketing spends. However, Tanner defended Diversa's ...

Reference checks should cover all advice: FPA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2021
Reference checks should be extended to general advice and to anyone that has the ability to influence the financial advice process, according to the Financial Planning Association of Australia. In its submission to ASIC for Consultation Paper 333 Implementing ...

Chief economist update: Taper talks are premature

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2021
... range for the federal funds rate at zero to 0.25% and expects it will be appropriate to maintain this target range until labor market conditions have reached levels consistent with the Committee's assessments of maximum employment and inflation has ...