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Sunny side up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2011
... Honda announced plans to hire 1,000 temps to increase car production. And as for the Japanese economy in general, the June quarter Tankan survey shows large manufacturers planning to increase capital spending and hiring - and higher profits - going forward. ...

All good but for the dollar A

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2011
... following quarters would be stronger. Swan again, "This weakness is likely to be followed by a strong rebound in the June quarter as the economic impacts of the disasters ease and reconstruction picks up." He has a point. The numbers are not as bad as ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2010
... Bureau of Statistics figures released at 1130 AEDT. This compared with an downwardly revised 1.1 per cent in the June quarter. The Australian dollar dropped almost half a US cent after the release to 95.65 US cents, while the major indices also experienced ...

Me too

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2010
... predicts no growth at all. This is a very, very, very substantial decline from the 1.2 per cent growth rate seen in the June quarter and a very, very (only two verys) substantial drop from the 0.9 per cent forecast previously. OMG! There'll be big trouble ...

Platforms control market, not advisers

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2010
... advisers was up 311 to 18,712. This strong annual growth was, however, tempered by a 3.3 per cent fall during the June quarter. This is the first platform FUA decrease in five quarters, putting platforms back to where they were three and a half years ...

Retiree living costs fall despite CPI jump

NEWS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2010
The aggregate costs for a couple living comfortably in retirement fell by 0.2 per cent in the June quarter of 2010, figures from the latest Westpac ASFA Retirement Standard show. According to the report, a couple looking to achieve a comfortable retirement ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2010
... news on Wednesday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) is due to release dwelling unit commencements for the June quarter. Also, the ABS is scheduled to release sales of new motor vehicles for August. The Commonwealth Bank is set to release its ...

APRA post super assets at $1.23tr

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 10 SEP 2010
Superannuation assets fell by $31.3 billion for the June quarter, according to APRA's latest Quarterly Superannuation Performance report. Total assets declined by 2.5 per cent ($31.3 billion) during the June quarter while performance rate of super assets ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2010
... (HIA) performance of construction index (PCI) for August and the HIA's state and national outlook report for the June quarter. In companies news, Xstrata Coal Ltd chief executive Peter Freyberg speaks at a business lunch in Sydney, while Medusa Mining ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2010
... stronger than expected economic growth data. National gross domestic product (GDP) expanded at 1.2 per cent in the June quarter for an annual rate of 3.3 per cent, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said on Wednesday. Economists' forecasts had centred ...