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Banking by video to drive loyalty: Telstra

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2012
... Telstra Enterprise & Government. Telstra's report, The Digital Media Bank - how video better engages your customers and workers', reveals that most banking customers want to connect with their bank via video, with 57% appealing for their banks to offer ...

10,000 finance jobs slashed since GFC

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2012
At a time when Australian banks can afford to provide the best working conditions in the world, workers in financial services are under more pressure than ever, said Leanne Shingles, a spokesperson for the Finance Sector Union. Despite working for one ...

Plug the $1 trillion savings shortfall: FSC

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2012
... of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). Increasing working lives has the potential to unfairly impact blue-collar workers, who may be forced onto disability pensions "because their bodies just wear out," she said. While the savings gap is an important ...

MySuper flipping ban passes lower house

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2012
... yesterday. "By 'flipping' funds between products without permission, fees could increase by up to 73%, so we need to protect workers from this sort of gouging," said Bandt. Bandt's move to effectively ban 'flipping' was applauded by Industry Super Network ...

Wake up call for instos on staff retention

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2012
... remuneration (25%). eFinancialCareers movement survey of 472 bankers and finance professionals, also found that of the workers who are prepared to move to a role outside the sector, mining (26%) and oil and gas (10%) were the most popular choices. eFinancialCareers ...

Fear for financial future reigns

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2012
Australian employees are more wary of job security and their future financial wellbeing than their fellow workers in recessionary countries, according to new Towers Watson research. Results from its latest Global Workforce Study (GWS) reveal that more ...

The QE Paradox

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012
... construction of her iron ore mine at Roy Hill and I think, this will be on top of the 1,700 jobs it's offering to migrant workers. Not only this, Pit Crew Management Consulting Services - which consults on future staffing requirements to major miners ...

First Super appoints MetLife

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2012
... member experience when it comes to their insurance needs," he added. First Super is a boutique industry super fund for workers in the timber, pulp and paper and furniture and joinery industries. It has about 74,000 members and almost $2 billion in FUM. ...

LUCRF expands in-house investment team

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2012
... Australia first modern industry fund, was established in 1978 by the Storeman and Packers Union, now the National Union of Workers. It has over 184,000 members.

Liars' Club

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2012
... reduction in the number of councillors employed by local governments and the suspension of year-end bonuses for public sector workers. "I said I would lower taxes and I am actually raising them. Circumstances change and I have to adapt to them," was ...