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Market wrap - morning

AAP | WEDNESDAY, 25 OCT 2006

... likely indicator of future interest rate moves, will be a focus of the market. The Department of Employment and Workplace Relations will also release its skilled job vacancies index for October. In corporate news, Air New Zealand, Origin Energy, Biota ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL | FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2006

... rise of greater than 1 per cent suggesting there is still some significant momentum in the housing industry. Workplace Relations Minister Kevin Andrews said yesterday that as a result of the Work Choices legislation an extra 159,000 jobs were created ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL | THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2006

... industrial production and suggests good economic growth over the next three to six months. The Department of Workplace Relations' Skilled Vacancies Index rose by 5.6 per cent in August from the seasonally adjusted July figure, although this was down ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL | WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2006

... period that it guarantees the redundancy payments of workers of failed companies to 16 weeks. Employment and Workplace Relations Minister Kevin Andrews noted that this would align the general employee entitlements and redundancy scheme (GEERS) with current ...

ING appoints key people manager

HAMISH MADDEN | TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2006

... take up the position, leaving his role at ANZ New Zealand where he was head of business unit delivery and workplace relations. Prior to his five years with ANZ, Keys spent time working in a wide range of human resources consulting and management positions ...

Market wrap

AAP | WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2006

... Institute leading index of economic activity for May will be released and the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations publishes its July skilled job vacancies data. In equities, mining giant Rio Tinto releases its second quarter production report ...

Daily Economic Update

... recently - while wage demands would be limited by workers' anxiety regarding the Federal Government's new workplace relations law which took effect at the end of last month. Overall, the outlook seems to be for continued steady interest rates in Aust ...

Award workers to have choice of fund

Up to 500,000 more employees will be able to choose their superannuation fund under new workplace relations amendments announced yesterday. The Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer, Peter Dutton, said the move will be enforced as of 1 July 2006. ...

Daily economic update

The Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) reported a 2.9 per cent fall in its skilled vacancies index in January, led by a 3.6 per cent decline in openings for trades. Automotive trades posted the biggest decline (9.2 per cent) in ...

Award Agreements could prevent choice of fund

Speaking at a recent Clayton Utz forum, workplace relations specialist Michael Byrnes signalled the advent of choice could some bring on some testing industrial relations scenarios where Australian Award Agreements (AWAs) may preclude groups of employees ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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