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Chief economist update: RBA repeats history

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2019
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) may not even need to acquiesce to mounting consensus expectations for at least one interest rate cut this year after the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) good news on the country's unemployment rate ...

Chief economist update: Cut it, cut it now

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2019
... reported that wages growth remained unchanged at 2.3% in the year to the December quarter from the previous one. Taken to two decimal points, wages actually slowed to 2.27% from 2.29%. It's now time for the RBA to take off those rose-tinted glasses ...

Chief economist update: Good jobs bad jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2019
... addition in the previous month. At the same time, the unemployment rate has edged lower to 5% from 5.1% (taking this to two decimal points, Factset figures show the jobless rate down to 4.98% in December - the lowest rate since June 2011 (4.92%)). That's ...

OneVue offloads trustee business

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 DEC 2018
... business." The trustee services business adds to Sargon's acquisition spree of financial advice technology provider Decimal, IOOF's corporate trust business Australian Executor Trustees, and Madison Financial Group in April. Chief executive Phillip ...

Vamos joins embattled insurer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2018
... 30 years' experience in the industry, Vamos currently also serves as a director of Mercer Superannuation Trust and Decimal. Freedom also named its new chief executive following the resignation of Craig Orton last month. Former TAL general manager ...

Digital advice engagement spikes for super members

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2018
More superannuation members are using online advice technology to engage with their fund, the latest report from Decimal shows. Decimal's annual digital insights study found in the year to June 2018, the number of requests from superannuation fund members ...

Chief economist update: Still the lucky country?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2018
... monthly drop in 16 years and the seventh consecutive month of decline. Consequently, the unemployment rate (using two decimal figures) continues to improve, down to 5.17% in September for its seventh straight month of improvement and the lowest reading ...

Sargon grows executive lineup, launches fintech solutions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2018
... Partners. The new appointments will support the organisation's ongoing growth. In addition to AET, Sargon also acquired Decimal last month and Madison Financial Group in April. They will also assist with the launch and success of Sargon's new fintech ...

Sargon Capital acquires Decimal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2018
In its second major acquisition this month, Sargon Capital will acquire 100% of financial advice technology provider Decimal. Under a court-approved scheme of arrangement, Sargon will purchase 100% of Decimal's issued shares for 1.41 cents per share ...

Chief economist update: Stuck in the very slow lane

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2018
... March 2018 quarter, unchanged from the previous quarter and the quarter before that. Take these annual growth rates to two decimal places and we find that wages eased to 2.07% in the March 2018 quarter from 2.08% in the December 2017 quarter and 2.09% ...