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Macq predicts SG to top 9pc

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2008
Australia's superannuation guarantee level is set to rise above the current 9 per cent under the Rudd Government, predicts a head strategist at Macquarie. Pointing out that it was the Labor government that set the wheels of the present super regime ...

We just don't organise anymore

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2008
Despite the successful fight to overthrow WorkChoices and the explosive growth of industry super funds, union membership just keeps getting worse. The ABS has just released figures showing trade union membership is down to only 13.7 per cent of employees ...

CSRF puts faith in the ballot box

The upcoming Member Director election of the Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund (CSRF) drew eight nominations this year, including one from a retiree with no previous trust directorship experience. CSRF is a rarity in the super fund sector ...

When good housing news is bad

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2008
... and starts incentivising banking staff to write these loans or risk not meeting their sales targets. The Finance Sector Union said this week that nearly 60 per cent of banking staff are pressured to sell debt products even they believe the loans are ...

Job vacancies bull run falters

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2008
... the governments is sending. Last weekend, the Sydney Morning Herald reported that Prime Minister Rudd met with selected union leaders to discuss industry-wide wage increases. Even though the Prime Minister has publicly dismissed suggestions this means ...

Cromwell recruits ex-rugby manager

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2008
Queensland based property and funds manager Cromwell Group has appointed ex-Australian Rugby Union general manager Pat Howard as chief operations officer. Howard joins Cromwell from his position as general manager of the high performance unit for ARU ...

AWU campaigns for opt-in super

The Australian Workers' Union national secretary Paul Howes has called on the Federal Government to allow Australian voters the option to direct their tax cuts into their super fund. In an articled published in today's Sydney Morning Herald and Melbourne ...

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 ...

Sunsuper appoints board member

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2008
... board director at WorkCover Queensland. Previously, Monaghan spent 28 years within the Liquor Hospitality and Miscellaneous Union including seven years as secretary in its Queensland office. "The mix of board members ensures the interests of all our ...

PIS names Singapore head

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2008
... 20 years experience in financial services and retail distribution holding roles at AXA Life, AMP, Prudential and Norwich Union in the UK and Singapore. "[Frost] is ideally qualified to manage and develop further growth and opportunities facing PIAS and ...