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Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013
... banks and expectations of a pause on interest rate cuts following the release of encouraging jobs figures. The unemployment rate fell to 5.5 per cent in April, with the total number of people with jobs rising by 50,100, figures released by the Australian ...

A lesson against austerity

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2013
... expectations for a rate cut later this week. With inflation easing to a three-year low of 1.2% in April and the unemployment rate rising to another record high of 12.1% in March, the ECB has no reason to give everybody what they want (in spite of the ...

Don't be disappointed if the ECB disappoints

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2013
... liquidity to be made available and especially for liquidity to reach corporate financing." Greece with its 27.2% unemployment rate and minus 0.2% inflation certainly needs a rate cut. So does Spain (26.3% jobless rate and 2.4% inflation) and Portugal ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013
... to 3,840.47 points. Madrid's IBEX 35 lost 0.29 per cent to 8,365.1 points after official data showed Spain's unemployment rate soared to a new record of 27.16 per cent of the workforce in the first quarter of 2013 and the number of those without jobs ...

Reversal of fortune

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013
... decade (employment dropped by 44,200 in March 2003) and more than four times less than expectations. Plus, the unemployment rate rose to its highest level since September 2009 to 5.6%. Plus, the participation rate fell. Plus, the aggregate monthly hours ...

Interest rate to fall to 2.5%: NAB

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2013
... manufacturing sector. New figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics released today show that the nation's unemployment rate rose to 5.6% in March, the highest jobless rate since September 2009. Consumer confidence, Oster continued, has also shown ...

Can't lose

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2013
... away halfway through the party only ends in tears. He's not going to do that now...at least not until the US unemployment rate hits 6.5% or below and/or inflation rises above 2.5%. These are the signposts markets should be watching. So why, oh why do ...

Missing the forest for the trees

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2013
... employment grew by only 88,000 last month, less than half expectations for an addition of 200,000. Sure, the unemployment rate lessened to 7.6% from 7.7% in February, but only because of the reduction in those Americans looking for work. Slowing US growth ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2013
... growth tanked far below the average analyst estimate of 192,000 jobs. The Labor Department also reported the unemployment rate ticked down 7.6 per cent from 7.7 per cent in February, due to people dropping out of the workforce. The pullback in jobs gains ...

Treasuries - safe but not so rewarding

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2013
... the US bond market has a captive buyer in the Fed -- it's buying US$45 billion worth monthly until America's unemployment rate falls below 6.5% and so long as inflation doesn't go over 2.5%). This ensures that yields will remain low... until America's ...

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Praemium's new leadership toughens earnings yardstick

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
Praemium's new leadership will be keeping a close eye on costs, with new chief executive Denis Orrock noting he will make sure the technology upgrade underway translates into stronger earnings and better returns for shareholders.

Australian Ethical FUM drops by $70m

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
Australian Ethical saw a net outflow of $100 million in its investment business in the first quarter of the financial year.

Perennial expands wholesale offer for pre-IPOs

MATTHEW WAI
Perennial Partners is launching a new strategy for wholesale investors to capitalise on global pre-IPO opportunities, requiring a minimum investment of $100,000.

Macquarie wealth investment chief to depart

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Macquarie chief investment officer for wealth will take on a new role at a New Zealand-based investment management firm after serving in the position for close to three years.

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