2017-18 saw strong returns for diversified investors – but there’s a few storm clouds around

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The past financial year saw solid returns for investors but it was a story of two halves. While the December half year was strong as global share markets moved to

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Women’s Index shows economic progress in FY18 despite H1 setback

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Women’s economic measure finds that Australian women are progressing but it’s a one step forward, two step back march. The latest Financy Women’s Index powered by Data Digger has revealed

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Financy Women’s Index shows improvement as #PressforProgress campaign continues momentum for equality

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Female economic measure finds that Australian women are progressing on jobs, super, pay and education but not on boards. More Australian women are taking advantage of opportunities to progress in

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Australian jobs down (a bit), but full time jobs up and unemployment down too

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Employment fell by 3,900 in August, which was well below market expectations for a 15,000 gain but did follow stronger than expected growth of 26,000 in July. Annual jobs growth

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Weekly market update – week ending 1 July, 2016

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Share markets rebounded over the past week as worries about Brexit leading to global financial and economic chaos faded somewhat. Despite

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Weekly market update – week ending 15 April, 2016

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Share markets pushed higher over the last week helped by a combination of better than feared US earnings results, good economic

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RBA on hold for the eleventh month in a row, but rising $A seen as presenting complications

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In its Statement accompanying the decision, the RBA again made very little changes and retained an easing bias. However, it did acknowledge the recent improvement in commodity prices and financial

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Weekly market update – week ending 1 April, 2016

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week The “risk on” rally fired up again in some markets over the last week helped by dovish comments from Fed Chair

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Weekly market update – week ending 24 March, 2016

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week The “risk on” rebound took a bit of a breather over the last week. The rebound in shares, commodities and commodity

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Weekly market update – week ending 11 March, 2016

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week The past week saw most share markets pull back partly due to a perverse reaction to the ECB and partly (or

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