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Feeding the fear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 MAY 2010
... by 290,000 in April -- much, much more than the expected gain of 190,000. This marked the fourth consecutive rise in employment and the fifth in the past six months. Employment gains were recorded across all industries. And even better, revisions to ...

Too clever by half

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2010
... You only get a rise in your super contribution if you have superannuation. You only have superannuation if you have employment (or self-employed). Ahh...the price paid for being too clever by half. But amid all these speculations, this is not yet a done ...

Too much ado about Greece

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2010
... Kansas reports that manufacturing activity in its districts expanded at a "solid pace" in April and that the reading on employment reached its highest level in more than two years. Sure the piper will come to collect at some point in time... but this ...

Don't put all eggs in China basket: Gonzalez

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2010
... story, and it is a real one, there's a risk we could be multiplying our bets through investments, superannuation and employment. They may be leveraging the same story but unaware of it," he said at the Morningstar Investment Conference. "In investment ...

Trust advocates long-term staff incentives

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2010
... The STI program is similar to an annual performance review while the LTI only kicks in after three years of continued employment. "We've deliberately set it up so the rewards are deferred over two years for the STI and over three years for the LTI to ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2010
... price index contract was 44 points higher at 4,973 points. In economic news on Wednesday, the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations releases its jobs vacancy report for April, and Westpac and the Melbourne Institute release their ...

Govt response to exec remuneration falls short: Regnan

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 19 APR 2010
... regarding when departing executives get taxed. The Productivity Commission's report recommended removing the cessation of employment as a taxing point on executive equity. Erik Mather, managing director at Regnan Governance Research and Engagement said ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2010
... points. In economics news on Thursday, the Westpac-Melbourne Institute surveys of consumer inflationary expectations and employment expectations are due, and the Australian Office of Financial Management is to auction $400 million of July 23, 2010, Treasury ...

Health Super members get insurance boost

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2010
... employer but still with Health Super? New insurance arrangements mean members can still receive cover despite ceasing employment with an employer. Health Super, which had $8 billion-plus in funds under management at the end of last year according to ...

Business cycle dating

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2010
... Committee, announced that he believes that the recession is likely over because he "personally put lots of emphasis on employment", which grew strongly in March. Another Committee member, Mr. Frankel, also cited last week's good March payrolls report ...