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Chief economist update: Border brawl

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020

... on its preliminary estimate) dropped by 17.9% in the month of April. "Cafes, restaurants and takeaway food services, clothing, footwear and personal accessory retailing, and department stores fell heavily in April and there were no offsetting rises in ...

Chief economist update: Australia's gentle turning point to turn

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2020

... slowest pace in six years. The 0.4% increase in household consumption in the December quarter - driven by a "2.1% rise in clothing and footwear; 1.3% rise in furnishings and household equipment; 0.5% increase in recreation and culture - also indicates ...

Chief economist update: Aussie Black Friday spend will end Saturday

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 13 JAN 2020

... strong growth in Black Friday sales, both in areas such as electrical goods and online sales, but also in areas such as clothing and furniture... While seasonal adjustment removes regular seasonal patterns associated with Black Friday based on prior ...

Industry digs deep amid bushfire crisis

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | MONDAY, 6 JAN 2020

... have lost their home can immediately access $2000 grants to help cover the costs of temporary accommodation, food and clothing. "I have heard the grief in our bankers' voices as they grapple with making sure our colleagues are safe and at the same time ...

Beware the fintech Ponzi scheme

MICHELLE BALTAZAR | FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2018

... US$8.4 trillion by 2022. While those who have closely followed the sector are able to identify the wolves in sheep's clothing, those who are new to the industry can learn from the hard lessons in China where some fintech platforms took advantage ...

Chief economist update: Back to the shops

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 17 APR 2018

... February); gasoline stations (-0.3% from +0.1% in February); sporting goods, hobby, book & music stores (-1.8% from + 3.3%); clothing & clothing accessories stores (-0.8% from +0.2%); miscellaneous store retailers (-0.3% from -2.1%). The bad news is ...

Chief economist update: Another five minutes of retail sunshine?

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018

... household goods retailing (1.1 per cent), food retailing (0.3 per cent), cafe's restaurants and takeaways (0.7 per cent) and clothing, footwear and personal accessories (1.1 per cent). Department stores rose (1.5 per cent) after falls in each of the ...

Australia's wealth gap deepens: Oxfam

KARREN VERGARA | TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2018

... by, the wealthiest groups have grown richer and richer," she said. The "economic injustice" is greatly apparent in the clothing industry, where the people - mainly women - making clothes for household Australian brands are often paid poverty wages, Szoke ...

Two FSC senior policy managers depart

KARREN VERGARA | WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2018

... 2011, he was a senior policy adviser for the NSW Business Chamber for two years. Before that, he was a member of Ethical Clothing Australia, and a senior policy officer at the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations. Hoorweg, who ...

Australia braces for Amazon impact

ALEX BURKE | TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2017

... service in select areas - to the consumer giant's millions of products across multiple categories including books, music, clothing, electronics and whitegoods. They will also gain access to small and medium-sized Australian businesses via Amazon Marketplace. ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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