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Aurora repays stolen $1 million

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2018
... these misappropriate funds." The unauthorised transfer occurred in November last year, whereupon Aurora terminated the employment of its chief financial officer, Betty Poon. Poon has since been replaced by Adrian Martin, who joined Aurora from Marshall ...

Chief economist update: The trend is not our friend

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2018
... of 15,000 and, better still, the details show that this is wholly due to the surge in the more permanent full-time employment - up 64,900 in February - that offset the 47,400 drop in part-time jobs. And although the unemployment rate ticked up to 5.6% ...

Chief economist update: Dot tales

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2018
... forecasts represent participants' individual assessments of appropriate policy given their projections of economic growth, employment, inflation, and other factors at a particular point in time. However, the economic outlook is inherently uncertain ...

Asset managers gearing for growth in 2018

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2018
... blockchain are all transforming the way asset and wealth managers work, but the human factor cannot be underestimated as new employment models to hire and retain the best will be crucial for success, Alexander said.

Chief economist update: Plotting the dots

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2018
... forecasts represent participants' individual assessments of appropriate policy given their projections of economic growth, employment, inflation, and other factors at a particular point in time. However, the economic outlook is inherently uncertain ...

Chief economist update: She'll be right, mate!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2018
... continued gains in trading (+27 in February from +25 in January), profitability (+21 from +19) and sharp increases in employment (+16 from +6) and forward orders (+11 from +3). However, the February survey also indicates that businesses are still unable ...

Chief economist update: The uncertainty that is Trump

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2018
... tracked by the US Federal Reserve to gauge its success or otherwise of its monetary policy settings and direction - employment and inflation. The US non-farm payrolls report showed employment increased by 313,000 in the month of February following an ...

EQT names manager for major philanthropy client

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2018
... has distributed more than $105 million in grants since then. The foundation focuses on four key areas - housing and employment, health, education and agriculture - and is stewarded by chair Sandy Clark as well as Jane Gilmour, Graeme Sinclair and Jennifer ...

Chief economist update: Australia low on credit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2018
... multiplier effect could also slow growth in the domestic economy. Think of the ancillary products and services and employment attached to the housing sector. The 25th straight month of year-on-year decline in personal lending - down 0.9% in the year ...

Industry fund takes aim at asset manager diversity

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2018
... HESTA's members are women, Blakey also said it was incumbent on the fund to advocate for gender equality and better employment opportunities for women. "Gender equality directly impacts the financial interests of HESTA members. Encouraging more inclusive ...