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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2016
... unemployment rate at 5.0% remains at an 8-year low - but not when soft wages growth is considered. Growth in US average weekly earnings had been slowing since recording a 2.6% year-on-year advance last December, down to 2.25% in March. Eurozone industrial ...

Indigenous workers retire with 27pct less: research

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2016
... allocation is based on a typical default fund. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), indigenous average weekly earnings in 2015 were about 23% lower than non-indigenous income. Research Cluster Leader, Professor Deborah Ralston, said ...

We've got the power and firepower (still)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2016
... of more stimulus measures, this proved temporary with the Euro Stoxx 50 surging by 3.5% on Friday last week, taking its weekly gain up by 1.2% over the week (though it remains 5.9% below its 2016 starting level). Another big central bank helped support ...

Dear Chancellor

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2016
... use up "the remaining slack in the economy". However, contrary to Economics 101 dictum, wage growth has slowed. Average weekly earnings including bonuses grew by 2.0% (year-on-year) in November, down from 2.4% in October and 3.0% the month before. According ...

OmniLife adds industry fund risk products

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2016
... and lost" between industry and retail risk products and examining premiums across "all available frequencies, including weekly, fortnightly, monthly, quarterly," and so on, and highlights which frequencies are not available to specific industry fund ...

Super guarantee charge bundled by red tape repeals

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2015
... paid super loses about $4000 per annum in superannuation - or around nine months' worth of super for someone on average weekly earnings. The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) and Cbus have opposed the SGC amendments citing Australian ...

Mother's Day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015
... for a December lift-off would rise or fall depending on whether the actuals - employment add, unemployment rate, average weekly earnings, etc. - beat or disappoint market expectations. So what is the market expecting? A Reuters' survey show consensus ...

Lost super costs young Aussies thousands

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2015
... paid super loses about $4000 per annum in superannuation - or around nine months' worth of super for someone on average weekly earnings. Rainmaker Information suggests that $2.75 billion in lost super equates to 3.4% of Australia's total employer contributions ...

ASFA supports SGC bill with increased ATO resources

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2015
... affected by non-compliance lose an average of $3750 per annum in SG contributions - nine months' worth for someone on average weekly earnings, more for low income earners," the ASFA submission said. It also noted the Australian National Audit Office ...

Labour market says go, inflation says no

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2015
... disappointing print could be heralding weakening momentum in jobs growth. And there's still low inflation which the August average weekly earnings data - up 2.2% on the year - suggest would continue to be low (they were growing between 3%-4% during the ...