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2009: The lost year

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2009

... has increased the likelihood of defaults by corporations and citizens alike. Fiscal largesse in terms of tax cuts and extra dole outs are not being spent and instead used to pay down debts. Lagging, contemporaneous and leading indicators all point to ...

Santa Obama

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2008

... their feet. This is in contrast with Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's Christmas present for the economy -- a one-time dole out to battlers, accompanied by a wish that all these money be spent. But then again, Australia's Christmas tree still have ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP | TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2008

... other construction projects. Investors also appeared more comfortable that the government is closer to legislation that would dole out billions to America's three biggest automakers within a week. Congress is expected to pass a $15 billion bailout for ...

In defense of Citi

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2008

... Department of Treasury and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ensures that the other 300,000 Citi employees do not join the dole queue - well at least not just yet. The financial crisis is far from over. Like former US Defense Secretary Donald ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP | TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2008

The Australian share market remained weaker at noon, as banking stocks lost ground on the first trading day of the new financial year. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 31.9 points to 5,183.5 while the broader All Ordinaries shed ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL | FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2007

... created in the last year were for secondary and tertiary graduates and for those coming in from overseas. Those moving off the dole queues were a minority. Again on the employment front, a new survey on child employment by the ABS shows that 7 per cent ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL | FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2006

... Government's job network in allocating more assistance to long-term unemployed was giving them incentive to keep people on the dole for more than a year has been negated by the chief executive of the National Employment Services Association(NESA), Sally ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL | TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2006

... true level of unemployment. Of the 270,000 plus jobs created in the last year, only about 27,000 people have come off the dole although the government estimates that of the 497,000 still unemployed, only about 25,000 are not seriously after a job.

Daily Economic Round Up

PETER BELL | FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2006

... have been about 271,000 jobs added to the economy up until October of this year, only about 27,000 people have come off the dole according to ABS data. About 40,000 jobs have been created in the name of the 457 temporary work visa and the rest are attributable ...

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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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