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Rebalancing growth smoothly Australia's key challenge: Bloxham

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012
... average in the current quarter. It's understood the government rethink on surplus strategy follows revelations that real gross domestic product grew by just 0.5% in the September quarter - the smallest gain in six quarters.

It's just plain dumb

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012
... government's "commitment" to a surplus - government consumption detracted 0.1 percentage point off third quarter growth and public gross fixed capital formation took off 0.4 percentage point - that's slowed growth to just 0.5% in the third quarter. I ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2012
... Still to come, the Australian Bureau of Statistics was due to release the September quarter national accounts, including gross domestic product data, at 1130 AEDT. Market consensus was for the economy to have grown 0.6 per cent in the September quarter ...

Coming in 2014: Aussie recession

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2012
... alternative investment. So when the Sydney Morning Herald quotes him saying that, "I think we will have a huge drop in GDP (gross domestic product) in early 2013, everything being equal, but it can be mitigated by an aggressive RBA," I shut up and listen. ...

End voluntary contribution age limits: Suncorp

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012
... "Increasing the workforce participation rates for workers aged 55 and over would certainly assist in boosting our national gross domestic product and reduce reliance on the Age Pension. "I believe that as Australians continue to have an active lifestyle ...

Yellow Brick Road targets Big Four bank employees

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2012
Yellow Brick Road is making a bid to poach disheartened staff from the Big Four banks with its latest recruitment drive. The financial services firm is looking for experienced finance industry professionals to fill posts for its new Wealth Agents business ...

APRA changes to Super data collection unrealistic: IQ Group

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2012
... products for 'sub-funds' and for certain choice funds. There will be reporting of multiple levels of returns, including gross returns (including incorporation of hidden costs), returns net of investment management costs, and returns net of all costs. ...

Act soon on Johnson Report: FSC

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2012
... action was needed to take advantage of Australia's ability to export financial services to Asia. More than 10% of Australia's gross domestic product comes from financial services, so there is a significant opportunity to export skills, expertise and ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2012
... Friday's close. "Last night's equities session displayed how hard it is to determine the dollar value of damages and the GDP (gross domestic product) effect of disasters such as these," CMC Markets trader Miguel Audencial said. "In the coming weeks ...

Government should act fast on Johnson Report: FSC

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2012
... Brogden said that fast action was needed to make sure the window of opportunity was not missed. With 10.6% of Australia's gross domestic product coming from financial services, there is a significant opportunity to export skills, expertise and products ...