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Westpac profits down 24%, dividend flat

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2019
... market price, to add capital flexibility. The bank expects the GDP growth to hold at 2.2%, inflation to remain low, and employment growth to likely slow. "House prices are likely to remain soft and home building is set to reduce through 2019 and into ...

Chief economist update: RBA May cut, May not

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019
... the Reserve Bank Board, will best contribute to: the stability of the currency of Australia; the maintenance of full employment in Australia; and the economic prosperity and welfare of the people of Australia." In discerning the RBA's next move ...

Chief economist update: Policy of patience

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2019
... patience, as you, I and Irene expected. "Consistent with its statutory mandate, the Committee seeks to foster maximum employment and price stability. In support of these goals, the Committee decided to maintain the target range for the federal funds ...

ASA to vote against AMP remuneration

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2019
... This is compounded by an excessive sign-on benefit for the new CEO, with the sole vesting condition being continuous employment." The association also slammed AMP for failing to seek shareholder approval for the sale of its life insurance business to ...

Super tax strategies a hot topic

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2019
... to 1 July 2017 this rule only applied to the self-employed and people who earned less than 10% of their income from employment. Perri explained: "Personal deductible contributions can be made at any time during the financial year, giving people greater ...

Chief economist update: China is back on track

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2019
... Friday, it was good. Unlike in previous Politburo tete-a-tete, the latest statement no longer mentioned "stabilising employment, finance, trade, foreign investment, investment and expectations". Instead, central government is shifting its focus back ...

Superannuation gender gap hits women early

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2019
A new study shows the gender retirement savings and pay gap is triggered as early as graduate employment and progressively worsens. Researchers from Monash Business School found the gender pay gap kicked in from the start of a female employee's ...

Finance job opportunities rise post-RC

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2019
... 2.5% respectively. "Victoria also fell (2.2% permanent, 2% contingent) but it has to be remembered that the Victorian employment market has been red hot, so this is a relatively modest decline from an exceptionally high base," Parker said. The Sunsuper ...

IFM settles UK sexual harassment case

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2019
... case in the UK. Nathalie Abildgaard, an associate on IFM's infrastructure equity team filed a claim with the UK Employment Tribunal earlier this year, alleging sexual harassment against executive director Frederic Michel-Verdier. IFM today confirmed ...

Chief economist update: Two indicators giving the Fed a headache

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2019
... points. What's a Fed chair to do? What else but go back to its statutory dual mandate - price stability and maximum employment. The St. Louis Fed explains: "The FOMC interprets an inflation rate of 2% as consistent with price stability. As such ...