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Unemployment drops below 4%

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024
... growth. "The participation rate fell by 0.1 percentage point to 67% in November, from the historic high of 67.1% in September," Taylor said. "Despite the fall, the participation rate was the same as a year ago, and 1.5 percentage points higher than March ...

NRL legend joins private wealth firm

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024
... approach to more people in my network," Cronk concluded. Cronk's addition to the firm, which came into existence in September, bolsters its ability to serve clients, "particularly those in high-pressure careers such as professional sports." Notably ...

AMP nabs Mercer wealth manager

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024
... seven years working in Mercer's wealth endowment & foundation business, but he 'happily' took redundancy in September. He recently joined Genium as an investment consultant.

VFMC welcomes two key execs

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024
... quasi-sovereign wealth fund has named Karen Perkins the permanent head of client services. Perkins was appointed interim head in September when she arrived from well-being firm Australian Unity where she served as head of customer strategy and performance. ...

Perpetual-KKR deal hits tax bill snag

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2024
... who is now chief operating officer. Allan Lo Proto is the chief risk officer and now oversees the US business. In the September quarter, the corporate trust unit's funds under administration (FUA) reached $1.2 trillion, while the wealth management ...

RBA to meet for final 2024 rate decision

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2024
... discretionary spending - which could have had an inflationary effect. "illion's Consumer Credit Stress Barometer for the September quarter showed that, for the first quarter of this financial year, credit stress improved, shoring up the finances of struggling ...

Platinum, Regal put acquisition talks to bed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024
... Management. It comes as the latter confirms its first deal under the new Platinum Partner Series initiative. In late September, a bid from Regal was rejected by Platinum's board before, on October 4, Platinum granted Regal a non-exclusive due diligence ...

GDP grows but still slow: 'Confirms our worst fears'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2024
Australian gross domestic product (GDP) rose 0.3% in the September quarter 2024 and by 0.8% since September 2023, according to figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). "The Australian economy grew for the 12th quarter in a row ...

TelstraSuper and Equip Super merger to go ahead

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2024
... proceed with a successor fund transfer and appointing key leadership roles. The agreement follows the announcement in September that the funds had signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding and commenced a due diligence process, confirming a merger ...

WA super law reforms boost GESB

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2024
... GESB with the Your Future, Your Super changes that enable super accounts to follow workers when they change jobs. In September, GESB's governing regulations were amended to enable its adoption of the Protecting Your Super reforms as well, allowing the ...