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Contribs rate during GFC still 23 pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2010
... contributions were unchanged, staying at $43 billion last financial year, reflecting the robust Australian economy and employment market despite the GFC. But voluntary member contributions fell 18 per cent or by nearly $9 billion to $41 billion. Meanwhile ...

Greece is the word

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2010
... month. Likewise, wages rose in January and so did the average workweek. Something for the fence sitters. The drop in employment lies within the realm of statistical noise and the BLS update of its population estimates may have accounted for the lower ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2010
... Taylor said investors were worried by several European countries struggling to finance their debt as well as bleak employment data from the US. "There is quite a lot of nervousness around the sovereign debt of many European countries," Mr Taylor said. ...

IGR signals tax and health reform

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2010
... and how superannuation tax concessions are targeted. Other measures already mooted by the Government are to promote employment participation by older Australians, national productivity growth targets of 1.6 per cent, and a removal of the retirement age. ...

Positive contagion

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2010
... inventories which posted less of a decline. Prices paid, production, new orders, backlog of orders, supplier deliveries and employment all posted gains. The Eurozone's PMI increased to 52.4 last month - the highest since January 2008 --from 51.6 in December ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2010
Australian stocks are set for a weaker opening with worse than expected US employment data causing significant falls on Wall Street. At 0821 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index contract was 72 points lower at 4,575. In economic ...

AIA Australia execs leave

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2010
... commitment to the independent financial advice (IFA) market and we're looking at external opportunities as well as internal employment opportunities to really gear that team up to achieve our objectives," he said.

Finance jobs to shine in 2010

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2010
... six to twelve months. More than 50 per cent said they would be hiring, while 38 per cent said they might recruit. How employment and remuneration - along with business performance - will play out in financial services this year will have a large impact ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2010
... Sentiment for January. The Australian Office of Financial Management tenders April 2020 bonds. The Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations releases its skilled vacancies report for January. In company news, miners BHP Billiton and ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2009
... Banking Conference. The Westpac-Melbourne Institute index of economic activity report for October and the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations vacancy report for December were also due for release. On Tuesday, the Australian share market ...