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Main Street is burning

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2008
... danger is that this could become a vicious cycle. Lower demand forces companies to cut costs by reducing staff numbers. Workers who lost their jobs - or even just those worried about losing their jobs - cut down on spending. Lower spending leads to lower ...

Three wise economists

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2008
... levels up. Japan in the 1990s has tried this. The government built bridges to nowhere and concrete beaches just to get its workers employed. The government employed one set of workers to dig holes and another to fill them. Whose economic theory will ...

Motivational advice for advisers

FINANCIAL STANDARD IS THE OFFICIAL MEDIA PARTNER OF THE AFA CONFERENCE  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2008
... you lead by example. "If we can bounce back ourselves and be able to revitalise ourselves then that can influence our co-workers and other people around us." It all boils down to the five Ps. An adviser with purpose, plan, passion and advocates philanthrophy ...

Govt revises temporary res super bill

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2008
... federal government's revised temporary resident superannuation proposal cuts employer compliance costs and allows overseas workers' super savings to grow while they remain in Australia. The revised law means employers will be able to make superannuation ...

New super book for indigenous mob

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2008
... on how super works and how it can work for members. We hope the booklet will be widely used by individuals, community workers, financial counsellors and employers," he said. The booklet is available on ASIC's website, FIDO, or by calling the regulator's ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2008
... is expected to fall after US equities slumped on readings on jobs and manufacturing which indicated that businesses and workers still face a tough economy. The miners may decline as metals including gold and copper slipped on Friday. At 0745 AEST on ...

Industry backs ASIC 'super snapshot'

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2008
... of their projected end-benefit in time for them to do something about it," he said. He said 46 per cent of Australian workers rely on the minimum contribution and approximately 33 per cent of worker putting extra money into their super are still not ...

Finsia launches Career Portal

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2008
... building a global financial centre', which found Australia's financial services sector is not attracting enough skilled workers. The Career Portal provides information on the different finance sectors, details on how to enter the industry and resources ...

Contribs tax for women under review

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2008
... a super component is just the tip of the iceberg. Half of the country's working population, more than 4 million female workers, are lagging behind on their super because of their career and lifestyle patterns. According to 2006 data, the average superannuation ...

Slash fees with national default fund

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2008
... Australia, has led to a higher cost structure for the pension industry without necessarily maximising savings for most workers," he wrote. Sy's proposal is significant because such a default fund could be a solution to current arguments about why some ...