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Jobs, jobs, jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2017
... Financial markets don't track the ADP private payrolls report as closely as they do the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) employment report but if ADP's estimate for February is any guide, the official US non-farm payrolls report (due out at the end of ...

First of three (or more) coming next week

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2017
... will not be as slow as it was during the past couple of years." Recent data indicates that the Fed's dual mandate - employment and inflation - "are continuing to evolve in line with our expectations". The latest February payrolls numbers aren't out yet ...

Super to drive employment in 2017

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 6 MAR 2017
The superannuation and investment industry may prove to be Australia's biggest employment growth area in 2017. New insights from an industry survey conducted by SUPER Recruiters shows 50% of respondents anticipate the need to employ more staff this ...

Going good but there are risks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 MAR 2017
... New liquefied natural gas (LNG) production following the completion of new facilities will continue to boost exports. Employment growth in non-mining activities will bring further declines in the rate of unemployment and support aggregate household income ...

Pricing error shaves $2.2m off Australian Ethical profit

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2017
... The consolidated net profit, which includes the results of the Australian Ethical Foundation, was also impacted by employment restructure expenses. Australian Ethical said the error in its superannuation fund was identified by management in June 2016 ...

The power of optimism

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2017
... quarter estimates. The recently-released Australian 'Labour Force' report - that showed continuing losses in full-time employment (in year-on-year, seasonally adjusted terms) -- helps explain the continued weakness in the growth of pay rates. What is ...

Praemium board terminates CEO

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2017
Praemium's chief executive will leave the company after its board announced the termination of his employment and the appointment of an interim replacement. Michael Ohanessian was chief executive from 2011 and managing director from 2012. In a statement ...

A tale of three PMIs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2017
... been driven by record high business confidence, and stronger increases in output, new orders, new export orders and employment. Commenting on the survey, IHS Markit economist Samuel Agass declares that, "Encouragingly, with backlogs of work accumulating ...

Boring but the trend is our friend

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2017
... divergent views on the true state of the domestic labour market. The headline numbers were certainly positive: Total employment rose by 13,500 in January, more than the expected 10,000 addition and followed the previous month's strong 16,300 gain; the ...

Workers missing out on $147m in super: REST

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2017
... concern. "The lack of awareness of the superannuation guarantee threshold is particularly troubling as traditional employment methods continue to change, with an increasing number of young Australians taking up part-time, or contingent work," Hill said. ...