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Taxing times

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2017
... dipped to a 17-year low of 4.1% in October from 4.2% in the previous month and 4.8% at the start of the year. Forward indicators point to continued growth. While the Institute for Supply Management's (ISM) manufacturing index decreased to a reading of ...

Mental health an underlying business problem: Research

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2017
... Australians believe workplace mental health and wellbeing is a problem in their business. SuperFriend released its annual Indicators of a Thriving Workplace report which said 46% of Australian workers view workplace mental health and wellbeing as a problem ...

Aussie super maintains good grades

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2017
... question in the sustainability sub-index. Overall the index measures 30 country's pension systems against more than 40 indicators to gauge the sub-indexes of adequacy, sustainability and integrity. Countries that saw a significant improvement in their ...

Beige Book report delivers known knowns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2017
... still had a full head of hair, we placed great importance to the Fed's Beige Book report for it was up there with major indicators like employment and inflation that spark major market movements. The US Federal Reserve's description of the "Beige Book" ...

Interest rates on ice

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2017
... leaning. "...Growth in the Australian economy will gradually pick up over the coming year." "...Various forward-looking indicators point to solid growth in employment over the period ahead," which "should see some lift in wage growth over time." "Inflation ...

China slows to target

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2017
... months to August, down from growth of 10.4% in July and forecasts for a 10.5% rise. Lower than market expectations these indicators may all have been, but they're just what the doctor ordered. This is what Li likes as he steers the world's second biggest ...

Fed gets green light

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2017
... reading since September 2014 - from 9.8 in the previous month and expectations for an unchanged 9.8 reading. Forward indicators are even brighter. As per the report: "The new orders index rose seven points to 20.6 and the shipments index edged up to ...

Inflation: Cost-pushed and demand-pulled

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2017
... month. Nice. But while these suggest strengthening growth momentum in the Australian economy, going forward inflation indicators are heading the other way. After rising by 1.1% in the three-months to June (from 0.9% in the previous three-month period ...

Advice too pricey for poor Australians

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 7 AUG 2017
... words for the retirement they desired ranging from 'relaxed' and 'happiness' to 'cash' and 'wealthy'. "While economic indicators are quite strong, at an individual level it's apparent that Australians aren't feeling confident about their finances, and ...

Direct life insurance review underway: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2017
... project" aiming to understand where good practices exist and will ultimately lead to better consumer outcomes. A number of indicators prompted the regulator to take a close look at the direct life insurance space, Saadat said, pointing to higher rates ...