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The AUD is key

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2019
... to US$0.62 at the onset of the GFC," I wrote. "The A$/US$ exchange rate has currently fallen to US$0.6786 (following the jobs report) but it has risen and remains above the US$0.6704 low plumbed after the RBA's third interest rate cut on October ...

Hume blasts super merger laggards

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019
... groups halting mergers until they receive compensation, arguments over board composition and directors fearing for their own jobs. Hume went on to bust those myths, before slamming the industry for its rationalisation of failures. "It's not the legislative ...

Chief economist update: How low will Lowe go?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019
... after the release of worse-than-expected Australian labour market report. Duh! If financial markets were waiting for the jobs report to raise the odds of another Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) rate reduction, they're too late. The only question ...

Defined contribution: A global perspective

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2019
... the key problems that we're facing, along with the fact that people can take their money out of their plans as they switch jobs." Lucas said leakage was an issue in the US - with people withdrawing or taking loans from their retirement savings - but ...

What finance professionals are really paid

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2019
... the most sought after workplaces next year, along with investment banks. When finance professionals are switching between jobs within similar industries, Michael Page found they expect salary increases of between 10-15%. On salaries, the median business ...

Chief economist update: Weak household consumption now a sure thing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2019
... persons just got a tax rebate since July, the prospect of continued lacklustre growth in wages (along with concerns over the jobs and economic outlooks) are keeping consumers from spending. This is underscored by the latest retail sales report that showed ...

Chief economist update: Good news is good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2019
... precedence of talk breakdowns but hoping for the best. The US labour market remains robust with the economy adding 128,000 jobs in October, way more than consensus expectations for just an 89,000 gain and the unemployment rate remained near September's ...

Macquarie to cut jobs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2019
... Reuters, the bank has around 700 cash equities employees, with a source telling them the group is expected to cut around 100 jobs in London and New York in favour of smaller teams that will support the core Asia Pacific business. Macquarie said the repositioning ...

Defined benefits robbed women: Kelty

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019
... happened," Kelty said. "Are there imperfections for women? There are now. The thing about women is that they work more part-time jobs in many lower paid roles. So fix it up. Fix up that issue." Kelty indicated that part of the proposed solution for fixing ...

Chief economist update: Rate cuts coming, but not on race day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2019
... head count increased from 34,700 to 37,900; and that all of September's gain was due to the addition of 26,200 full-time jobs (part-time employment fell by 11,400) which bodes well for future spending - as dictated by the "permanent income hypothesis". ...