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Masseurs Tony and Joey

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2014
... in infrastructure and medical research - creation of a A$20 billion Medical Research Future Fund - are certain to generate jobs. These conservative forecasts, in turn, give the government a more credible path towards achieving its target of reducing ...

Budget forces advisers to rethink tax, retirement strategies

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2014
... clients born after 1965 and affected by the raise of the Age Pension eligibility age; especially on those working on physical jobs and "unlikely to be able to retire at 70," Fox said. He also noted self-managed super fund (SMSF) advisers should look ...

Budget speech 2014 -15

... spend must come to an end. It is time, for all of us, to contribute and build. From this effort, there will be benefits for jobs, for higher education, for health and for those in genuine need. If we all contribute now, we will build a truly world-class ...

Businesses offered $10k to hire over-50s

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2014
... Australians will soon be compelled to work longer than any other people on the planet, the onus is now on government to create jobs for them," National Seniors chief executive Michael O'Neill said. "Put simply, we can't raise the pension age without ...

Zurich moves on from group insurance

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2014
... acknowledging that it lacks the scale to penetrate the market. The insurer will close its book to new mandates and it will cut two jobs as a result. A Zurich spokesperson told Financial Standard that group insurance represents a tiny part of the business ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2014
... Rail operator Aurizon's shares were three cents higher at $4.91. The company has flagged up to 480 workers could lose their jobs as part of a restructure of its heavy maintenance operations in Queensland. Media group Fairfax's shares were flat at $1 ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2014
... economic news. CMC Markets chief market strategist Michael McCarthy said local investors had shown a weak reaction to strong US jobs figures released on Friday night. Investors were also considering local building approvals figures and waiting for the ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2014
... market looks set to open higher despite a negative close on Wall Street as increased Ukraine tensions overshadowed strong US jobs figures. At 0810 AEST on Monday, the June share price index futures contract was up seven points at 5,454. The US economy ...

Mother doesn't know

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2014
... they got it right this time: "Wall St dips on Ukraine..." (Reuters); "U.S. Stocks Retreat as Ukraine Tensions Overshadow Jobs" (Bloomberg). Well sort of. This is because the US employment report remains ambivalent at best. It was good. US companies added ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher after a mixed performance on Wall Street ahead of key US jobs figures. At 0645 AEST on Friday, the June share price index futures contract was up 13 points at 5,447. Locally in economic news on Friday ...