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Goldilocks Budget 2009

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2009
Most Australians by now would be suffering from Budget diarrhea. For there is no escape...everywhere you turn, it's Budget 2009 - the second for the Rudd Government and the first in contemporary Australian history of a tough one. Those were the days. ...

Tonight's the night

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2009
... and it becomes dizzying maze of psycho responses. Last year's 'bright' economic assumptions in the Budget encouraged Australians to spend and borrow like there is no tomorrow. Tonight's 'tough' Budget could just do the opposite.

Govt continues to target high income HHs

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2009
... Association, told ABC Radio this morning that cutting the rebate will have only marginal impact on the health outcomes of Australians because of the direct relationship between income and health. The health insurance rebate policy shift continues government ...

AustralianSuper hires fixed income manager

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2009
AustralianSuper has appointed fixed interest portfolio manager, John Hopper, to the fund's investment team. Hopper previously worked in a senior investment role at Portfolio Partners, Aviva Life and Colonial Mutual. He has expertise across a range of ...

ING hires two distribution managers

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2009
... current market volatility combined with tragedies such as the Victorian bushfires has highlighted the need for all Australians to assess their levels of insurance cover," he said. DasGupta starts his role in just under two weeks and McNeill starts a ...

Mercer wins NGS Super mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2009
The $2.6 billion industry super fund NGS Super has appointed Mercer as its administrator and financial advice provider to its members. Mercer announced yesterday its appointment to oversee the non-Government schools industry fund's member services ...

They will, they won't

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2009
... Thursday. This, along with data showing falling house prices and easing inflation, tips the scales towards the RBA handing Australians an advance Mothers' Day present. The ABS reported that house prices in Australia's capital cities fell by 2.2 per cent ...

Industry backs Lifewise campaign

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2009
... payout of just $91,000 on the death of a partner last year. This is just one of many examples of how underinsured Australians are, he said. "Most Australians have some level of cover in their superannuation fund, however research shows that default levels ...

Pearce calls for trauma in super

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2009
... vehicle," he said. He said super members should receive a tax benefit for taking up the insurance through superannuation. "Australians who take trauma through superannuation should receive a tax deduction for the premium, similar to that allowed for ...

AFA supports PIS strategy

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2009
... Richard Klipin, chief executive at the AFA, said without the ability for financial advisers to receive commissions, many Australians would miss out on financial advice. He said the industry super fund advertising campaign alludes to the fact that financial ...