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IMF just as baffled as we are

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011
... jobs tax receipts go down and the debt will never be repaid anyway, unless you're in Australia with it's 5% unemployment rate that we somehow think is a national crisis. At least Lagarde isn't hiding which side of the argument she is on. "Support for ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2011
... Labour Department reported that the country's economy generated 117,000 jobs in July and cut the official US unemployment rate down a notch to 9.1 per cent. Economists had forecast only a net 84,000 jobs generated. The mildly positive surprise on jobs ...

USA no longer AAA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2011
... total US employment increase by 117,000 in July - with private sector hiring rising by 154,000? Likewise, the unemployment rate fell from 9.2% in June to 9.1% -- still a long way off S&P's stress scenario of 20%. Anyways, let me conclude this piece with ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011
... reference that the cash rate could go up. On Friday night (AEST), US non-farm payrolls - the key indicator of the unemployment rate - will be released for July.

Other play factors

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2011
... yes, lowered - interest rates by 25 bps in October and by a full 100 bps in November? And yes, even with the unemployment rate running at only 4.3%, 4.4% and 4.5% during these months. Where were you in 2008 when the 5% annual inflation rate in the September ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011
... to consider new monetary policy to stimulate the economy, especially if growth remains too slow to reduce the unemployment rate. That raised hopes that more economic stimulus might be on the way. The Dow rose about 60 points after the minutes were released ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
... indebted Italy. Friday's announcement that the US economy had produced almost no new jobs in June, and that the unemployment rate rose to 9.2 per cent, continued to weigh on investor sentiment as well. All 30 Dow blue chip stocks fell, and big banks ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2011
... said. Only 18,000 jobs were created in June, 83 per cent fewer than economists forecast, which pushed the US unemployment rate up to 9.2 per cent, the US Labour Department said. As well, China's inflation rate touched 6.4 per cent in June, the fastest ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2011
... Friday. Only 18,000 jobs were created in June, 83 per cent fewer than economists forecast. That pushed the US unemployment rate up to 9.2 per cent, the US Labour Department reported on Friday. The federal government's carbon tax announcement will not ...

Cry of the banshee

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2011
... last month - was more than halved to show employment increased by only 25,000. Uglier than ugly? Or that the unemployment rate has gone the wrong way - it rose to 9.2% in June from 9.1% the month before -- despite less workers looking for jobs in June. ...

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IFM continues global infra drive with appointment, acquisition

MATTHEW WAI
IFM Investors head of infrastructure for North America will retire following an 18-year tenure, with the investment company simultaneously announcing the acquisition of a majority stake in a UK-based company from Canadian Pension Plan Investments and OMERS.

ART rolls out new investment technology platform

VINNY VUCAGO
Australian Retirement Trust (ART) has launched a new portfolio management system as the $375 billion superannuation fund strengthens its investment capabilities targeting further growth.

Advised cover faces claims data test

VINNY VUCAGO
Group superannuation insurance appears to outperform individual advised cover on some claim's measures, raising questions about the value of advice when it comes to protecting clients against disability.

Trustees drop the ball on advice fee oversight

MATTHEW WAI
In line with the government's push to tighten the gap in oversight on financial advice fee deductions from super funds, a solution provider is observing a spike in trustees reaching out for expertise, but highlighted the move is not to assess the quality of advice provided.

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