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Wage costs jump 4.3 pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2008
Wage costs increased 4.3 per cent last year, matching the rise in GDP but significantly exceeding inflation, highlighting that controlling wages is a major key to putting a lid on inflation. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) inflation ...

Iraqi economic growth to hit 7 pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2008
Iraq's economy is on track to reach GDP growth rates in 2008 of 7 per cent, driven by oil price movements, economic reforms and surging foreign exchange reserves, said the International Monetary Fund (IMF) last week. The upbeat assessment is based on ...

Super averages 15.3 pct for 2006-07

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2007
Catholic Super with 21 per cent, SERF with 19.2 per cent, Westscheme with 18.8 per cent, MTAA with 18.7 per cent and Telstra with 18.2 per cent have claimed the official top five places in the SelectingSuper final results for 2006-07 and helped the ...

Plan B up 40 pct on debut

Portfolio administration to funds management group Plan B Group Holdings closed its first day on the stockmarket at $1.40, a hefty 40 per cent premium over its listing price. Among those who benefited from the strong trading were the more than 50 per ...

Super contributions jump 42 pct to $114b

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2007
SimplerSuper has put a rocket underneath total contributions flows with analysts suggesting total inflows could reach $114 billion this year, up a staggering 42 per cent from last year. Ross Clare, director of research for the Association of Super Funds ...

Bank of Ireland ploughs private equity ground

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2006
The Bank of Ireland Group has announced it has a new arrow in its quiver of boutique businesses, forming a new joint venture with private equity fund of funds manager Paul Capital Partners. Bank of Ireland paid $34 million for a 50 per cent share in ...