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No more slack?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2017
... many of the jobs lost over the month were low-paying ones. As the BLS notes: "Employment in food services and drinking places dropped sharply in September (-105,000), as many workers were off payrolls due to the recent hurricanes." Still, this doesn't ...

Managed Accounts Holdings acquires competitor

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2017
... businesses will provide existing and future clients with an enhanced platform and administration services." The merger proposal places an enterprise value of $42.5 million on Linear with consideration for Linear shareholders to include up to $8 million ...

PM Capital appoints sales director

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2017
... experience and understanding, and is well known in the Queensland market. His appointment highlights the importance PM Capital places on assisting Queensland-based financial advisers and investors," PM Capital chief executive Ben Skilbeck said. "The ...

Aussie super funds increase world ranking

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2017
... in growth. Research provided by Willis Towers Watson shows that of 300 pension funds listed, 16 Australian funds secured places, and 12 of those improved their ranking since 2016. The most improved Australian funds by ranking were HOSTPLUS, up 27 places ...

Managed accounts growth delivers strong Praemium result

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 AUG 2017
... deliver best-in-breed managed accounts platform technology in Australia, the UK and to the international ex-pat market places us in a strong competitive position, a position we intend to build upon," Ohanessian said. "Our strong and supportive client ...

Stronger growth sans inflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2017
... manufacturing PMI may not be as strong as the official one (up to 51.7 in June from 51.2) but June's reading of 50.4 (from 49.6) places manufacturing activity back into expansion. This better than market expectations for a dip to 49.5 and the best reading ...

The 2016 Census as a guide

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2017
... China and India has increased since 2011 (from 6% to 8.3%, and 5.6% to 7.4% respectively). "The Philippines has swapped places with Italy in the top 10 list, moving from number eight to number six." "Malaysia now appears in the top 10 countries of birth ...

Super funds fight for financial inclusion

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2017
... institutions and their banking and insurance products," Good Sheppard Microfinance said in a statement. "This financial exclusion places people and families at risk of financial hardships including poverty, vulnerability to predatory lending practices ...

JB Financial enters buyout mode

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2017
... the occupation licenses for the 64 retail outlets." McAuliffe commented: "This acquisition is truly transformative and places JB Financial in a market-leading position in foreign exchange."

Major US pension fund divests Australian coal

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2017
... controller Betty T. Yee, a teachers' retirement board member, said. "The regulatory risk and environment impacts climate change places on the fund far outweighs the ability of thermal coal companies to continue to create long-term value." Environmental ...