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Bolster your retention efforts: Robert Half

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2022
... will be a key driver behind whether an employee chooses to remain with an employer - perhaps more so this year than pre-pandemic - because inflation is high, yet national wage growth is low, so employees who remain with a company without a pay increase ...

CEW push for more women leaders

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2022
In one of the largest industry events since the pandemic began, more than 1300 guests, including financial services heavyweights, gathered at the International Convention Centre in Sydney this week for the annual Chief Executive Women (CEW) fundraiser. ...

US inflation wavers near a 40-year high

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2022
... "I'm taking inflation very seriously and it's my top domestic priority," Biden said. The president went on to blame the pandemic and the war in Ukraine for the historical inflation being incurred in countries all over the world. Likewise, the Federal ...

ASX CHESS replacement delayed again

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2022
... April 2022 before being delayed again to April 2023. The first delay was announced in March 2020 at the onset of the pandemic. At this time the ASX saw an "unprecedented bursting of daily trade volumes", overtaking previous records by 3.5 million trades ...

Non-negotiables for recruiting in the new normal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2022
... says. The recruitment agency said that while many wealth management organisations are striving to get back to the pre-pandemic normal, it simply isn't possible in the new environment. "Returning to where we were is no longer an option. Wealth managers ...

TWUSUPER chair retires after two decades

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2022
... Sandy said. "Mr Galbally's time as chair has included the Global Financial Crisis and most recently, the coronavirus pandemic. Despite these challenges, Mr Galbally has led consistently and with composure." The TWUSUPER board gave its fullest thanks ...

Aussie private capital on the rise: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2022
... new investment opportunities despite the disruption caused by border closures and the extended impact of the COVID-19 pandemic," Australian Investment Council interim chief executive Jonathan Kelly said. Dave Lowery, senior vice president and head of ...

Reserve Bank fallout after hawkish pivot

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2022
... points to 0.35% came as the RBA sought to withdraw the extraordinary monetary support afforded to Australians during the pandemic and to tame swelling inflation figures. In a statement about the decision, RBA governor Phillip Lowe acknowledged "this ...

Reserve Bank lifts cash rate target

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2022
... governor Philip Lowe said the board determined the time is right to begin winding back the support put in place during the pandemic. It's the first rate rise since November 2010. "The economy has proven to be resilient and inflation has picked up ...

Australian Retirement Trust confirms new HQ

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2022
... Eagle Street in Brisbane's CBD, is in the best interest of our members," Reilly said. "Ways of working have changed post-pandemic and the design of our new workplace embraces a flexible and inclusive approach." He said having Brisbane-based staff in ...