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Amendments to retirement income law assent

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2019
... Schemes and increases the Work Bonus to $300 per fortnight, an also extends the Work Bonus to include income from self-employment and work undertaken as an independent contractor or consultant.

Chief economist update: European Central Bank policy U-turn

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019
... also anticipated the coming of a fresh LTRO ahead of the pack in November last year. My apologies for the plug, but employment dictates oblige me to do so. Anyway, this is because, as it turned out, the growth slowdown observed over the past few months ...

Chief economist update: Cash rate should be 1%

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2019
... "cars and furnitures." The HIA Economics Group published a report revealing that, "The total multiplier for output and employment in the construction industry is estimated by the ABS to be 2.866. So, for every $1 million increase in construction output ...

Perpetual announces Fulbright scholar

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2019
... supports thousands of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to obtain a university degree, pursue professional employment, become leaders of industry and role models for future generations," Perpetual said. The scholarship is funded through ...

AXA IM acquires three Sydney hotels

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2019
... released 'Three Cities Plan', which aims to bring 47,000 additional jobs to an already highly diverse and established employment zone, where a large proportion of Australia's top 500 companies currently have a presence." The Olympic Park Pullman is 5-star ...

Chief economist update: Nerves of steel

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019
... just after the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released its "Labour Force, Australia" report that showed: Total employment grew by a greater-than-expected 39,100 in the month of January that followed the addition of 16,900 jobs in the previous ...

Chief economist update: Unchanged RBNZ stance would force it to change stance

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2019
... government spending to support a pick-up in New Zealand's GDP growth over 2019. Low interest rates, and continued employment growth, should support household spending and business investment. Government spending on infrastructure and housing also ...

Chief economist update: RBA still in denial

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2019
... Good jobs bad jobs " published here on 25 January 2019. The latest update on the ANZ job ads - a leading indicator of employment growth three months ahead - support my not so positive outlook on the domestic labour market. Job ads dropped by 3.7% in ...

AFSL reference checking protocols required

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2019
... undertake reference checks will make it even more difficult for advisers who engage in misconduct to find alternative employment in the industry," the Government's response said. Expanding on the recommendation, Hayne said licensees frequently fail ...

Chief economist update: Anatomy of an RBA rate cut

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2019
... broad-based across states and industries." In addition, the business conditions' components - trading, profitability and employment - all suffered significant declines in December. And the outlook is bleak, with the reading on forward orders declining ...