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Chief economist update: Cut it, cut it now

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2019
... aside, the latest update on Australian wages compels the RBA to provide some policy support. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported that wages growth remained unchanged at 2.3% in the year to the December quarter from the previous one. Taken ...

Advisers question value of best interests duty

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2019
... partnership with the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA), and it interviewed more than 300 advisers. Although the statistics above paint one picture, survey responses indicated the formal structure of the compliance regime has given advisers greater ...

Australia Day: How the barbecue has changed

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2019
... They're also more conscious about drinking alcohol to excess and should eat fruit salad. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said sausages and lamb chops have seen price increases, in real terms, by 41% and 36% respectively over the last two ...

Chief economist update: Good jobs bad jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2019
Pop that cork! Roll out the barrels... the barrels of fun! The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) latest tracking of the labour market shows that we've got jobs and they're multiplying. Total employment grew by a greater-than-expected ...

Former AMP senior manager joins platform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2019
... Consulting and has worked with clients including NABtrade, ING Direct, Members Equity (ME) Bank, Australian Bureau of Statistics and RAMS Home Loans. Powerwrap chair Anthony Wamsteker said Hardman is a welcome addition to the board. "The Australian wealth ...

Chief economist update: Safe as burning houses

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2019
... These tighter lending restrictions are already showing up in building approvals. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), total dwelling units approved plunged by 32.8% in the year to November 2018 for its fifth straight month of decline ...

Hiring continues but wage growth under pressure

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JAN 2019
... employment outlook at 22%, while sentiment in the wholesale and retail sector sits at 13%. Latest Australian Bureau of Statistics show the nation's unemployment rate fell from 5.2% to 5.1% as at November 2018. Australian Chamber chief executive James ...

Chief economist update: Aussie property market drop becoming self-fulfilling

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2018
We got chills, they're multiplying... How could something so good turn out to be so bad? It was all very good just as 2017 was turning into 2018... so good, that financial markets were pencilling in exit strategies from the world's major economies ...

Chief economist update: Bottom line slows down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2018
The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) latest update on its Business Indicators, Australia report for the third quarter of this year makes for sober reading for investors dabbling in the country's share market (that makes all Australians ...

Chief economist update: The angel in the capex details

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2018
... market expectations for a 1% pick up. That's the headline splattered on our screens when the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released its latest report: Private New Capital Expenditure and Expected Expenditure, Australia, Sep 2018. The headline ...