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Good jobs, sluggish pay

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2017
... long-term unemployed or discouraged workers to re-enter the labour market. However, an increasing participation rate could also offset the rising pressure on wages brought on by gains in employment. In the 4 July minutes, the RBA also revealed that ...

The bull and bear market in iron ore

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2017
... production to increase by three to 5% in FY2017-18 (up seven to 12 million tonnes from FY2016-17. This will be largely offset by Rio Tinto's lowered shipments guidance to 330 million tonnes (from 330 to 340 million tonnes). Recent indicators showing ...

Economics 101 is dead

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 JUL 2017
... in turn, is feeding low wages (because most wages are indexed to inflation). This is not a problem. Low inflation could offset low wages growth in the sense that it could maintain/raise real disposable incomes. The problem is if low inflation expectations ...

Australia a nation changing fast: Census

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2017
... reported a Christian faith but by 2016 this ratio had plummeted to just one in two. The 36 percentage point change was mostly offset by the 30 percentage point increase in the number reporting no affiliation.

Looming super reforms benefit millions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2017
... particularly women. The revived Low Income Superannuation Contribution, now labelled the Low Income Superannuation Tax Offset (LISTO), will be received by about 3.1 million people - 63% of which the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia estimates ...

Life insurance market flat: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2017
... products, Strategic Insight found while in-force business continued to grow slowly, a large portion of new premiums were offset by lapses and policy closures. In 2016, direct business reported about $1.1 billion of individual risk inflows; $562 million ...

Watermark market neutral LIC to launch buy-back

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2017
... investor update, Watermark said fund performance was beset by unfavourable stock-picking conditions, value gains being offset by losses in resources and financials and "lack of exposure to the rising market in the second half of 2016." Having said this ...

Super reform impacts AMP results

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2017
... superannuation reforms. The institution recorded an 11% increase in wealth management inflows year on year to $6.4 billion, but was offset by a 19% increase in outflows of $199 million. AMP said these were largely driven by increased superannuation consolidation ...

Financial dispute authorities combined for 'one-stop-shop'

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... infrastructure for the reporting and analysis of internal dispute resolution performance data by financial firms. This will be offset by an increase in levies of $3.6 million over three years from 2018-19 under ASIC's Industry Funding Model. The Australian ...

Tax breaks delivered to first home buyers

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... their first home. The contributions will taxed at 15%, while withdrawals will be taxed at marginal tax rates less a 30% offset from 1 July 2018. "An extended period of house price growth, particularly in Sydney and Melbourne, has resulted in young families ...