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Perpetual wins trustee mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2019
... Australia. "The launch of the fund is an important step towards increasing Indigenous direct economic engagement through employment, procurement and leasing from Indigenous landholders. The Indigenous Infrastructure Investment Fund will be a trusted ...

Chief economist update: It'll hurt me more than it hurts you

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2019
... points to 50.9 (est. 53.0). Slowest expansion since Mar-16. New order growth slowed for third-straight months, while employment growth fell to 25-month low. Initial claims down 1K to 211K (est. 215K). New home sales fell 6.9% m/m to a 673K SAAR (est. ...

Chief economist update: RBA to take rates to fresh record low

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2019
... relative to the target and that a decrease in the cash rate would likely be appropriate. A lower cash rate would support employment growth and bring forward the time when inflation is consistent with the target. Given this assessment, at our meeting ...

Chief economist update: June RBA rate cut not a sure bet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2019
... Statistics' (ABS) publication of 'Catalogue 6202.0 - Labour Force, Australia, April 2019'. Australia's employment report has become a focal point for the RBA and the financial markets. It told us so at its May board meeting, stating ...

CBA down, industry up for employment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2019
New research by Randstad has revealed the Commonwealth Bank is a much less attractive employer this year than it was last year, but the financial services industry as a whole has held steady in its ability to attract new employees. The Randstad research ...

Chief economist update: Low unemployment, low wages growth conundrum

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2019
... labour market later today. Economists expects the unemployment rate to tick up to 5.1% in April from 5% in March and employment to grow by 14,000 after the addition of 25,700. These guesstimates could be on par, better or lower than the actual numbers. ...

Chief economist update: Same challenges, differing reactions

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2019
... has been reduced to 1.5%." "The Monetary Policy Committee decided a lower OCR is necessary to support the outlook for employment and inflation consistent with its policy remit." Under the remit signed on 14 February 2019, the Reserve Bank's operational ...

FCA begins financial advice market review

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2019
... of strategy and competition Christopher Woolard said consumers and the market are changing rapidly, as technology, employment patterns and inter-generational challenges change the way consumers interact with financial services. "As well as looking at ...

Chief economist update: RBA refused to blink in May

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2019
... of me. To be sure, "the labour market remains strong" as the RBA claims in its May statement. The annual growth in employment has risen to 2.4% in the year to March 2019 from 1.7% when it last reduced the official cash rate from 1.75% to 1.5% in August ...

Forrests donate $655m to foundation

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2019
... equality for vulnerable Australians through early childhood program and providing them pathways to meaningful training and employment. Earlier this year, Minderoo appointed former NAB chief customer officer Andrew Hagger as its chief executive of both ...