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Super-size me: Latest employment trends

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2018
... $150,000 or above. A chief digital officer currently commands more than $300,000; and a head of digital more than $220,000. A social media manager commands upwards of $150,000. Director of Perceptor's financial services practice, Richard Baker said ...

Financial literacy in females continues to lag

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2018
... unemployed)," the report said. The household income and labour dynamics in Australia Survey (HILDA) is funded by the Department of Social Services, with research undertaken by Roger Wilkins and Inga Lass at the University of Melbourne's school of ...

Advisers must tread carefully on PLS

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018
... the property. The outstanding loan balance attracts a 5.25% interest rate which compounds fortnightly, charged by the Department of Human Services. The scheme was expanded as part of the Federal Budget earlier this year, allowing all those eligible for ...

Age Pension changes looming

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017
... two years, and by 1 July 2023, will reach 67-years-old for those born on or after 1 January 1957, according to the Department of Social Services. No changes will apply for those born before 1 July 1952; and qualification age remains at 65. Recipients ...

Philanthropy report offers valuable insights for NFPs: Perpetual

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017
... high-net-worth (HNW) and institutional givers was released by Giving Australia 2016 this week as part of a program run by the Department of Social Services. Perpetual, one of Australia's largest managers of philanthropic funds, welcomed the launch of ...

CBA, Westpac put spotlight on financial exclusion

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2016
... exclusion. The FIAP program, led by Good Shepherd Microfinance in partnership with the Centre for Social Impact, EY and the Department of Social Services, aims to support organisations to identify measurable actions to improve the financial wellbeing ...

Westpac commits to social finance leadership

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2016
... support in providing safe homes to families and communities. Alongside The Benevolent Society, NSW Treasury and the NSW Department of Family and Community Services, both CBA and Westpac were integral in developing the bond. The investment vehicle finances ...

Sustainable office trust attracts major new investor

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2016
... UFS invests according to the Uniting Church's ethical investment policies and recognises the ongoing environmental and social benefits of revitalising decentralised city office buildings. "The Uniting Church Synod of NSW and the ACT is one of the earliest ...

Public sector retirees still seek answers

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2016
... be affected by the 10% cap, both singles and couples, have been proffered, both by government Ministers and by the Department of Social Services," the letter to Porter said. "The financial circumstances of many retirees that have been reported to ACPSRO ...

Aged care advice enquiries skyrocket

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2015
... Leading Age Services Australia (LASA) said in a statement that although the release of the latest fees and charges by the Department of Social Services shows an indexation rise of 1.3%, ABS data demonstrates the cost of healthcare alone rising by 4.4% ...