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Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2006
... Health & community services on 11.4 per cent and those in the Manufacturing sector on 10.7 per cent. The Australian government campaign to locate workers in key areas will continue tomorrow with the Opportunities Australia Expo in London which is aimed ...

QSuper ploughs $2b into derivatives and swaps

... investors from losing their money from rising inflation. But the bonds are in short supply locally after the Australian government stopped issuing them following the May 2003 budget, a decision that inspired QSuper and their investment consultant Queensland ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2006
Following on from his comments that the Australian Government would look towards backing local candidates ahead of importing skills, Prime Minister John Howard said the skills shortage had arisen as a result of good management by the government, while ...

Housing and super can work together: Max Super

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2006
... mortgages may not be as crazy as it seems, particularly if it helps boost total retirement savings. "The Australian Government should look to our New Zealand cousins for the solution to motivating people to build retirement wealth," said Andrew Barlow ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2006
... sluggish annual growth tallies of 1.1 per cent. This week's meeting between 24 Chinese ministries and 11 Australian government departments ended on an uncertain note when the Australian head of the mission, Jane Drake Brockman, expressed disappointment ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2006
... collect about seven times more in royalties for the BHP Ravensthorpe nickel project than will the Western Australian Government. However, Western Australia is spending $55 million on that project versus the $11 million contribution from the Federal Government. ...

Pentacle adds more experience to the team

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2006
... Industry Superannuation Property Trust (ISPT) and has also held the roles of chief executive officer of the Australian Government Employees' Superannuation Trust (AGEST) and executive director responsible for investments with Superannuation Trust of ...

ACT govt slashes SG

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2006
In its 2006-07 Budget, the ACT Government has announced it will reduce its superannuation guarantee level to 9 per cent from 1 July 2006 in a bid to reel in the expected 700 per cent increase in super costs over the next 30 years. Up until now all employees ...

Russell reinforces retirement services

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2006
... Associations Improving Financial Literacy Committee as well as serving on the independent advisory board of the Australian Government's Financial Literacy Foundation. Russell will work with Elkins to identify projects they can support to promote the ...

Qld to dominate Future Fund board of guardians

... Associates Pty Limited, an independent private equity investment management firm. Watson is also chairman of the Australian Government's Pooled Development Funds Registration Board. While the board is stacked with players from the commercial sector ...