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ME to gain market share

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2008
... there is a big opportunity for a new player to emerge in the small to medium end of the banking industry. He said credit unions and building societies would struggle to sustain themselves beyond the three-year deposit guarantee in a market dominated ...

Super funds to pass 'approved list'

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2008
... the superannuation minister said that the 'award modernisation' process provides valuable opportunity to change the way unions and employers nominate their default fund. "As Minister responsible for superannuation, I have an interest in ensuring that ...

Super funds to offer FHSAs

... four years to support FHSAs. Starting 1 October this year, FHSAs can be offered by banks, building societies and credit unions, public offer superannuation providers, life insurance companies, and friendly societies. Michelle Baltazar

Bluestone repositions reverse mortgages

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2008
... executive Peter McGuinness said the group had alliances with Westpac in Australia and New Zealand and also with about 20 credit unions operating under the umbrella of the credit union service provider Cuscal. These alliances account for 30 to 40 per ...

Macq predicts SG to top 9pc

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2008
... levels. "One of the ways [Paul Keating] tried to address inflation is that in return for forgoing a wage increase, the unions agreed to take a super payment instead," said Goldston-Morris. "We would see a likelihood of one or more of those instances ...

We just don't organise anymore

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2008
... one-third, as did union coverage for older workers which also fell one-third to 25.2 per cent. The irony however is that if unions adopt additional services tailored to their ageing membership they will most likely alienate their younger memberships ...

CSRF puts faith in the ballot box

... super fund sector in that it draws its trustee board directly from its members, not just from representative employers or unions. The call for nominations drew eight eligible members to fill the four vacancies. This year Paul Murray, Paul Dolan, Michael ...

Wage costs jump 4.3 pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2008
... fuel price inflation is now such a major inflation flash point. Against these indicators, statements by leaders of major unions that they have no intention of taking the pressure off wage rise calls particularly in high demand industries, is raising ...

Sunsuper appoints board member

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2008
... Australian Labor Party, to director of the company's board. Monaghan was elected general secretary of the Queensland Council of Unions in November last year. He remains a board director at WorkCover Queensland. Previously, Monaghan spent 28 years within ...

Through the looking Glass Onion

... that creating an interactive character with a cheeky sense of humour will likely give people the impression that "credit unions are not as stiff as you might think." The softening of the image of hard-nosed financial institutions is part of a larger ...