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Midwinter empowers adviser software

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2012
... eight different legislation settings that a user can either include or exclude, ranging from the phase out of Mature Aged Workers Tax Offset (MAWTO) to the announcement of the reduction in Co-contributions to a maximum benefit of $500," said Plummer. ...

Aussie fund wins $1.1bn PNG super mandate

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2012
... Superannuation Fund (NASFUND) was the first approved superannuation fund to be licensed by the central bank for private sector workers in Papua New Guinea, and is owned by seven private sector groups. "The process of building a strong, permanent local ...

AMP elevates insurance for mining industry

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2012
... reflection of the fact we recognise there are specific occupations where offering longer benefits are appropriate given the workers' skills and experience," said Rogers. "For certain skilled mining occupations, AMP is extending the benefit period to ...

Bumps along the way

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2012
... month that jobs were expanding - a total of 3.1 million jobs created since October last year. This is an extra 3.1 million workers spending extra dollars on the economy, creating extra sales, raising company profits, increasing demand for extra workers ...

Sure 25 but maybe 50

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2012
... in the official cash rate instead. Never mind the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) or the Australian Workers' Union (AWU) or the Housing Industry Association (HIA) or the National Retail Association's (NRA) clamour for the same, this ...

Less tax appeal for high income earners in super

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2012
... super than they would if it was just as their ordinary tax, which you pay for the rest of your income," the Minister said. Workers earning more than $180,000 on the highest 45 per cent tax rate receive a 30 per cent tax concession on their super contributions ...

Default super in modern awards justified: Cbus

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2012
... ensure trustees' knowledge and experience within the construction industry were allowed to continue benefitting industry workers. "Cbus' compliance process, which sees collections due monthly and a comprehensive collection service, responds to the transient ...

ACT super account takes $450m GFC hit

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012
... territory government were placed into a dedicated fiscal fund to cover future liabilities from retiring ACT public sector workers. The fund is one of several around the world that were the inspiration behind the aptly named Future Fund. The shortfall ...

The Fed, the ECB and the RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2012
... increased credit quality." "Hiring was steady or showed a modest increase across many Districts. Difficulty finding qualified workers, especially for high-skilled positions, was frequently reported." "Upward pressure on wages was constrained. Overall ...

A surplus in 2012/13, and then what?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2012
... economy are currently straining? Already we've seen real and anecdotal evidences of companies going bankrupt or about to, workers getting the pink slip or going to, mortgages being higher than the value of houses, etcetera. And because of these, households ...