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Job vacancies bull run falters

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2008
Job vacancies in Australia are finally responding to changing economic conditions falling 1.3 per cent in February to 180,300, the first time they've gone backwards in 11 quarters. The fall doesn't however yet signify an end to the job vacancy bull-run ...

Escalator take up reach 50pc

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2008
... pleased with the program which saw around 63 per cent of members offered Escalator, contributing more," he said. "That figure demonstrates our education program is also working as 37 per cent of members made an active decision to not enrol in the program. ...

Scrap $5bn super funds

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2008
... to tell you how to run your funds," said Dunnin. "Work out what you're trying to tell your members. Then it's our job to figure out what that story is and help describe that," he said.

Double digit days are over

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2008
Average fund returns of 15 per cent or more could soon be a thing of the past as investment experts predict that returns this year are more likely to be around the 8 per cent mark. Speaking at the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds (CMSF) yesterday ...

ING Aus appoints new chief

A new chief executive, a new $50 million program and a new profit record are all in a day's work for ING Australia. Next month, ING Australia's chief executive officer Paul Bedbrook moves to an overseas posting and will be replaced by US-based ING executive ...

Good billing helps SMSF admin

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2008
... other things, it's black and white and there's a certain way to do things and they're so many implications. If you put a figure in the wrong category, the client will have a very different outcome in their retirement."

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open higher after a positive lead from Wall Street. At 0637 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index contract was up 70 points at 5215. Today, New Zealand retailer The Warehouse Group ...

Household wealth breaks through $5 trillion

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2008
Household wealth in Australia is now estimated to be $5.1 trillion after jumping 12 per cent last year, reveals the latest analysis from Treasury. The figures are contained in a Treasury Roundup discussion paper by analysts Anthony Goldbloom and Andrew ...

DIY investors not happy

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2008
Investors are increasingly dissatisfied with the products of their DIY investment brokers, new research by Wealth Focus shows. Figures from the new DIY Investor Report found that investors were "relatively unhappy" with their main DIY investment broker ...

Listed cos fail compliance test

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2008
A higher number of ASX-listed company directors have failed to comply with share trading rules today compared to four years ago, raising questions on the prevalence of insider trading and the influence of the country's regulators. The number of top ...