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Trade union boss pushes for SG raise

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2011
The Australian Council of Trade Unions president, Ged Kearney, has voiced her support for a higher super guarantee and urged women in the super industry to maintain the fight for equal rights and to demand more action from government figures. Speaking ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2011
The Australian stock market is expected to open slightly higher today despite a mixed performance on United States markets on Friday. At 0627 AEST on the ASX 24, the September share price index futures contract was up three points at 4,590. On the company ...

Net-net, it's still good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2011
What a drama 'ey? You know what I'm talking about. The drama that is the 'off-again-on-again' deal on the US debt ceiling and the 'it'll be bailed, no it won't' Greek tragedy. Yes, those ones. The ones that sent risk assets up, then down, then up again ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2011
The Australian share market was higher at noon, buoyed by a strong lead from Wall St and a new deal in Europe to manage the sovereign debt issue. At 1200 AEST on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 37.9 points, or 0.83 per cent, at 4,593.9 ...

Super funds drop fees after merger

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2011
Superannuation funds Cuesuper and NGS Super reduced their fees in what is believed to be the first time a merger has resulted in lower costs for members. Tom Taylor, chairman of Cuesuper, speaking at the Mergers & Acquisitions for Super Funds 2011 in ...

Zurich launches program to match demographic trends

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2011
Zurich has kick-started the new financial year, releasing a fully formed insurance offering designed for greater client retention and hybrid policy cover, with plans for new applications within weeks. Assessing its policyholder trends, Zurich found ...

Deal or no deal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2011
Most of you would have noticed lately that financial markets have been playing the "deal or no deal" game. Investors "boo" every time either the US or Europe says 'no deal' and they applause, clap their hands and stomp their feet when either one shouts ...

A minute to midnight sees super funds merge

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2011
What difference can a midnight minute make to a merger? Do you combine your super funds at 12.01am on July 1? Or 11.59pm on June 30? Those vital 60 seconds were pondered during an afternoon talk by Graeme Russell, chief executive officer of First Super ...

TAL continues insurance upgrade

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2011
TAL, formally Tower Australia, continues to reshape its insurance products, offering new features on its group life products to streamline adviser processes. TAL's group life and group salary continuance product offerings for the corporate market now ...

They will deal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2011
The twisting and shouting we witnessed on Wall Street the previous day - with most other financial markets singing "joy to the world" - died down overnight. To be sure, the DJ's didn't turned off the music - they just changed the tune from hip hop ...