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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2016
... similar to the previous month, November's increase was driven by solely by large gains in full-time employment. Full time jobs increased by 39,300 in November following a 45,700 addition in the previous month. Part-time jobs declined by a mere 200 following ...

Brandon Capital to build largest Commonwealth VC fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2016
... in some cases through to the market and importantly patients, retaining greater value and leading to the creation of new jobs and income for the country. The BTF program will be transformative for our local industry, providing the ability for research ...

New CIO for First State Super

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2016
... contribute to the quality of the community that our members will retire into by investing in ways that are sustainable, generate jobs, foster innovation and contribute to a more productive economy." Graham said it is a privilege to be joining the fund's ...

Pillar sold to Mercer

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016
... services to clients. A priority of the transaction was to also ensure ongoing investment in the Illawarra and protection for jobs. "Pillar is a major employer in the Illawarra - that is why the government has secured the commitment of Mercer to maintain ...

Australia lags in infrastructure returns

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2016
... through the provision of high-quality transportation and housing assets, in order to create environments that can attract the jobs and people required to support economic growth," Robbins said. The index revealed China as the number one country by overall ...

Instos consider Aussie infrastructure plans

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016
... broader mandate of setting the right environment for investment to occur, for businesses to remain competitive, to create new jobs and build better transport networks. Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Darren Chester said: "Australia's freight ...

JPMorgan Chase to pay bribery fines

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2016
... created 'Referral Hires versus Revenue' spreadsheets to track the money flow from clients whose referrals were rewarded with jobs. The firm's internal controls were so weak that not a single referral hire request was denied." In a statement JPMorgan ...

Industry fund fights financial exclusion

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2016
... commitment to Social Ventures Australia, a group focused on overcoming disadvantage in Australia by funding education, sustainable jobs, stable housing and appropriate health, disability and community services.

Investors expect gender diversity: CFA

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016
... consultant roles and 17.3% personal financial advisers and planner roles. The survey noted women were more likely than men to have jobs that support or service those in investment management: 22% for women versus 16% for men. "As the industry's only ...

Trump is heaven's gift to central banks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016
... become, by the way, second to none." This explains the equity markets pre-Christmas cheer. Infrastructure spending would boost jobs and improve productive capacity in the US economy and now (if not yesterday) is precisely the right time to spend when ...