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Sober and sombre

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2008
... fiscal boost by Prime Minister Rudd, aimed to 'deal with tough times.' The bulk of the package will be used to give a one-off bonus payment to pensioners and low-income families and the remainder spent to stimulate the housing market by tripling the ...

CHOICE selects top FHSAs

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2008
... difference to the final deposit that's saved," said CHOICE media spokesman Christopher Zinn. "For example, ANZ pays 6.99 per cent bonus interest in months when regular savers make a deposit, but in other months accounts earn just 0.01 per cent." CHOICE ...

Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2008
Volatility ruled financial market activity last week as investors ignored economic data and focused on developments surrounding the US Treasury/Federal Reserve negotiations with Congress over their proposed bail-out package. Equity and bond markets ...

Same old same old

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2008
Financial market speculation for an imminent RBA rate cut remained despite yesterday's positive news on domestic inflation and consumer sentiment. But this also did not stop the sell-off in the local sharemarket and investors seeking safety in bonds. ...

Tax free pension not without trade-offs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2008
... lump sum paid to a financial dependent of a super fund member in the event the member passes away. The payment acts like a bonus and is over and above the member's account balance. "Some members think moving into a tax free pension is great [because ...

AdviserLogic launches planner-friendly software

... of work of our authorised reps which was essential for the licensing regime. That functionality was totally missing." The bonus is that there are no legacy systems to deal with. AdviserLogic is completely web-based and can replace an existing planner ...

Housing affordability report fails to deliver

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2008
Housing affordability is like petrol prices in that it brings out the economic enthusiasts with their so-called miracle solutions. The latest set of big ideas is from the Senate Select Committee on Housing Affordability that this week released its major ...

Paid maternity leave must include super: AIST

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2008
... to include superannuation in any paid maternity scheme whether as part of the scheme itself or as a separate 'Super baby' bonus. AIST chief executive Fiona Reynolds said the current superannuation regime did not offer women the same security as it did ...

Super funds to offer FHSAs

... couple saving under an FHSA can accumulate up to $88,000 in the first five years through a combination of the government "bonus" and the low tax rate on earnings. While FHSAs are not directly linked to superannuation savings, the industry has participated ...

Record jobless rate not feeding a wage spiral

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2008
The lowest jobless rate in more than three decades is not producing a wage rise spiral, a report shows. Total pay rates, which include bonuses and overtime, increased by 7.5 per cent in the year to May, the Melbourne Institute quarterly wages report ...