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Reversal of fortunes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2015
... Yet in the same week that the IMF slashed 2015 and 2016 global growth projections and after the disappointing September US jobs numbers (and nothing to suggest that China's bouncing back), financial markets sang hallelujah. And why? And why is because ...

NIRP before lift-off?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2015
... August (it has been below the Fed's 2.0% target since May 2012 and has been trending lower since) - employment - only 142,000 jobs were added in September with downward revisions in the previous two months subtracting another 59,000 jobs (confirmed by ...

Industry buoyed by Trans-Pacific Partnership

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2015
... transforms into a services-based economy. "This agreement is ambitious and will have positive outcomes for Australian growth and jobs," she said. "When the TPP agreement is up-and-running, Australia will be able to trade in financial services on the ...

Janet vindicated

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2015
... followed suggests that price pressures will remain contained for a while yet. Full employment. The economy added only 142,000 jobs in September - less than even the lowest estimate for a 180,000 increase. Worse, revisions to the previous two months subtracted ...

Super fund boss: We're not IT companies

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2015
... benefits of technology but the future of where technology is heading is unclear. "Where's it all going to go? I'm no Steve Jobs and I don't know what technology is going to do for us in the future but it is one of the real challenges - where we think ...

OPINION: Why ditching the monarchy makes sense in the Asian century

ANDREW BRAGG, DIRECTOR OF POLICY AT THE FINANCIAL SERVICES COUNCIL  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2015
... Europe should benefit from the Asian region getting richer and older and we must stop exporting our tax revenue, growth and jobs to the European Union. If we are asking our neighbours to build Asian region architecture, do we want to remind them that ...

Labour market says go, inflation says no

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2015
... hold on proceedings are also correct. Employment grew by only 173K in August - less than the 223K expected and the smallest jobs add since March this year. While revisions in June and July added another 44K in total, August's disappointing print could ...

UK govt tempts super funds with real estate projects

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015
... Investment Organisation (RIO), which was launched by UK Prime Minister David Cameron in 2013 to find investment and create jobs and economic growth for the UK, he is charged with showcasing a pipeline of government-backed flagship regeneration projects ...

PROFILE: AvSuper chief executive Michelle Wade

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2015
... says. "So learning how their careers will progress, how their organisations work, the sorts of things they do in their day jobs has certainly allowed us to add more value than a non-generic arrangement would."

Reform summit must keep momentum: ASFA

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2015
... overwhelming consensus on the need for reform," O'Neill said. "It's all interrelated - getting the economy right, ensuring jobs and fixing the safety net feed into ensuring good retirement incomes." The event was also addressed by federal Treasurer Joe ...