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AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2014
... small gains despite disappointing data showing the US economy is not adding many jobs despite an accelerating recovery. At close, London's benchmark FTSE 100 index ended the day up 0.20 per cent at 6,571.68 points. Frankfurt's DAX 30 rose 0.49 per cent ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2014
... jobs report proved inconclusive. Tokyo, which spent most of the day in positive territory, surrendered in late trade to close down 0.18 per cent, or 25.26 points, at 14,155.12. However, Sydney rose 1.21 per cent, or 61.1 points, to 5,131.4 and Seoul ...

Waiting for jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2014
... crowd. Bets are in that 189,000 more Americans found jobs in January and the unemployment rate to remain unchanged at 6.7%. Close to the 175K reported by ADP right? Could be good but let me remind you about the match (or mismatch) between the ADP employment ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2014
... while Woolworths releases second quarter sales figures. In Australia, the market on Wednesday lost early gains to again close lower as investors remain cautious ahead of the release of corporate earnings reports. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index dropped ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2014
The Australian market looks set to open flat after mixed performances on international markets. At 0904 AEDT on Wednesday, the March share price index futures contract was up three points at 5,053. European markets were mixed but US stocks moved higher ...

I swear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2014
From this day forth, we'll all be trying to get inside that lady's head. Janet Yellen has just been sworn in as the new chief of that mightiest central bank in the world - the US Federal Reserve - but given the backdrop to her swearing in, Janet must ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2014
The Australian market looks set to open sharply lower after Wall Street plunged as lacklustre reports on Chinese and US manufacturing activity added to concerns about economic growth and emerging-market economies. At 0845 AEDT on Tuesday, the March ...

No silver bullet for gender equity in super: WIS

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2014
A combination of measures are needed to close the superannuation savings gap between men and women, according to Women in Super chair and president of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees president Cate Wood. Speaking at the Women's Super ...

Mercer wins Mercy Super admin gig

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2014
Mercer has entered a seven-year deal with corporate super fund Mercy Super to provide member administration services. Mercy Super - which is the super fund primarily for employees of Brisbane's Mater Hospital and other Mercy Partners employees - has ...

Superannuation bodies axed in government streamlining

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2014
The SuperStream Advisory Council, the Superannuation Advisory Committee and the Superannuation Roundtable have become the latest casualties of the government's 'streamlining' process. With reforms to the superannuation sector in recent years largely ...