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Costello's Future Fund career over before it started

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2009
... possible appointment began to circulate during the weekend when unnamed sources, allegedly senior Labor Party advisers, told the ABC that "We [the government] are looking very seriously at Costello for the job." Then stories began appearing in television ...

Super is a good idea but needs fixing

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2009
... government reviews provide an opportunity for super to be recast back to its initial objectives. For example, he explained on ABC radio yesterday that co-contributions should apply to compulsory contributions because most people can't afford to make ...

Unions attack retirement age change

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2009
... reaches 65 years they've probably already worked for 50 years," John Sutton, president and general secretary of the CMFEU, told ABC Radio this morning. Sharan Burrows, secretary of the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU), said by the time workers ...

Pension age lift under fire

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2009
... groups blasting the decision as unfair. Mike Rafferty from the University of Sydney's Workplace Research Centre, speaking on ABC Radio's World Today this week said the decision puts a wedge between wealthy people who can retire anytime and poorer people. ...

Govt continues to target high income HHs

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2009
... cutting out when household income exceeds $240,000. Michael Moore, chief executive of the Public Health Association, told ABC Radio this morning that cutting the rebate will have only marginal impact on the health outcomes of Australians because of the ...

Another day another inquiry

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2009
... mid1980s. "After 21 years of operation, it's time to have a look at the way this system's operating," Senator Sherry told ABC's Lateline last night. Prompting the review is the Senator's longstanding concerns regarding fees and poorly performing default ...

The ABC of trustee duty

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2009
A key industry body for superannuation funds, ASFA, has introduced a new education course for super fund trustees looking to improve the governance of their investment process. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has teamed up with ...

Austock appoints Youssef

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2009
... relationships with stockbrokers, financial planners, banks and other business groups. He is also a frequent commentator on Channel 9, ABC, Bloomberg and CNBC. As head of private clients, Youssef is charged with building Austock Group's private client ...

AIG: 100 per cent GFC proof

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2009
... loans. On November 10, 2008, just a few days before renegotiating another bailout with the US Government for US$40 billion, ABC News reported that AIG spent US$343,000 on a trip to a lavish resort in Phoenix, Arizona.' Shenanigans such as these make ...

Jobless rate in perspective

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2009
... unemployment rate is now one month short of its 4-year high. So what were the papers saying four years ago? Thanks to the ABC website -- which has a free archive -- I was able to access a news article posted on 7 April 2005 - the day the March 2005 Australian ...